Draft:Ciné+ OCS

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Background

Ciné+ OCS is a group of six premium channels, dedicated to showcasing movies and tv shows of various genres, owned by Canal+ which launched in its current form on July 3rd 2024. Previously known separately as Ciné+ (itself formerly known as CinéCinémas then Ciné Cinéma) and OCS (formerly known as Orange Cinéma Séries) before merging together, Ciné+ OCS is essentially the cinema equivalent to Canal+'s main offerings, each channel showcasing different programs that correspond to either their theme or their intended audience. As of the merger on July 3rd 2024, this set of channels includes:

• OCS, previously known as Ciné+ Premier, the main channel of the package, showcasing a wide array of well-known movies.
• Ciné+ Frisson, showcasing action movies, thrillers and occasionally a few tv shows.
• Ciné+ Emotion, showcasing movies with themes of love and emotion.
• Ciné+ Family, previously known as Ciné+ Famiz, showcasing movies for the entire family.
• Ciné+ Festival, previously known as Ciné+ Club, showcasing independent movies.
• Ciné+ Classic, showcasing mostly old black and white movies from the past.

A seventh channel was also part of this set, Ciné+ Star, but was shut down on August 30th 2013.

The entire set of OCS channels was also shut down on July 3rd 2024, following the merger with the Ciné+ channels. These channels, originally owned by Internet and phone service provider Orange, were originally launched on November 13th 2008 exclusively on Orange's set-top boxes. This set of channels would eventually begin to be bought out by Canal+ in 2011, causing the rebrand to simply OCS in September 2012 namely because of becoming available on other providers outside of Orange. The OCS channels would become entirely owned by Canal+ in 2023. The lineup of channels part of OCS as of July 2nd 2024 was comprised of:

• OCS Max, the main channel of the package, which showcased a number of original productions by OCS along with programming for all audiences.
• OCS Pulp, which showcased thrillers and action movies as well as independent productions.
• OCS Géants, which showcased cult classics from the past.

With the following channels having shut down over the years:

• OCS Happy, whose family-themed programming was fused into OCS Max.
• OCS Novo, which was renamed to OCS City.
• OCS City, whose remaining programming, following the contract between OCS and HBO expiring, was fused with OCS Choc to form OCS Pulp.
• OCS Choc, whose action and horror-themed programming was fused with OCS City to form OCS Pulp.

Ciné+

IDs (May 17th 2011 - July 3rd 2024)

Visuals: On a background of various shades of grey, lines move in a wipe effect from right to left with the Ciné+ logo standing still on the left.

Variants: What is described above is the animation used for the breakfiller early in the morning. However, this concept is used across all of the channels with different visuals. Their respective sequences start as normal as a few transparent lines fade in and out, showing a mirrored image of the sequence corresponding to where the line is. At the end of the sequence, more lines appear before they move across the screen with that same wipe effect from right to left which causes the Ciné+ logo to appear along with the channel's subtitle underneath.

• Ciné+ Premier: On a red background filled with spotlights, the camera zooms forward through them.
• Ciné+ Frisson: In a green-tinted area within what seems to be a closet, the camera slowly zooms upwards until small sources of light appear through the gaps, around 13 of them. In time with the lines, two shadows quickly pass by.
• Ciné+ Emotion: Moving from left to right on a pink background, smoke can be seen along droplets of water on the background itself.
• Ciné+ Famiz: On a yellow and blue background, a number of bubbles fly across the screen.
• Ciné+ Star: In a purple-tinted room, the camera passes by the shadow of a fan near a curtain before cutting to its side.
• Ciné+ Club: The camera zooms out from a number of multicolored rectangles, with a square constantly changing colors in the middle.
• Ciné+ Classic: A view from above shows a woman going down a spiral staircase before heading out. The camera moves in a circular shape as with the stairs.
• In general, these idents have a short and long version.

Technique: Generally, CGI is used for the animation, with some channels also using live-action.

Audio: Each channel has its own soundtrack, corresponding to its theme. A recurring leitmotif, however, is the use of 4 choir notes at the end.

Audio Variants:

• Cross-promotions used a medley comprised of each channel's theme. In later years, a shortened version was instead used as the promo itself became much shorter.
• As mentioned above, each channel has its own soundtrack to fit with its respective theme:
  • Ciné+ Premier used a rousing orchestra with male and female choirs.
  • Ciné+ Frisson used high-pitched violin strings with gunshot sounds, ending with a female choir.
  • Ciné+ Emotion used a soft synth theme and a female choir.
  • Ciné+ Famiz used an upbeat synth theme with male and female choirs.
  • Ciné+ Star used a mix of acoustic and bass guitars and a female choir.
  • Ciné+ Club used an atmospheric theme with soft violins and a female choir.
  • Ciné+ Classic used a classical piano with violins and a female choir.

Availability: Each channel's ident is available on archival websites, along with the breakfiller, cross-promotions and a few intros to some programs.

Trivia:

• The Ciné+ name was previously used by the Kiosque pay-per-view service, namely for its cinema section. Due to the May 17th 2011 rebranding, the Kiosque service was renamed to Canalplay.
• As explained on Ale Kino+'s page for its 2011 rebranding, elements from Ciné+ Premier, Frisson and Club were used for specific intros.
• Out of all of the channels that had gotten a rebranding on May 17th 2011, Ciné+'s lasted the longest. As Sport+, Cuisine+ and Maison+ shut down while Infosport+ and Comédie+ rebranded, Ciné+'s own branding was left virtually unchanged despite a few updates up until the merger with OCS.

OCS

(November 13th 2008 - September 22nd 2012)

Visuals: On a black background, various scenes and clichés related to each channel's theme are played out either straight or in a humorous way. The scene then fades to black, with the logo of the channel fading in on a colored background. Silhouettes dressed in dark grey can also be seen in the background, placing props in real time to create an illusion.

Trivia: These silhouettes were present during the launch of Orange Cinéma Séries, where they held screens showcasing each channel's logo, moving them around. This is said to be replicating the corresponding branding of the channels, which relied heavily on screens.

Variants: Each ident is meant to reference a movie, a show or a general trope found in either, while fitting with the channel's theme.

Technique: Disbarring CGI for the logos's animation, live-action is constantly used, the silhouettes placing the props replacing the use of CGI.

Audio: Each ident has a unique soundtrack to fit with its visual.

Availability: Many of these idents are available to view on archival websites, where names were also given to each of them. The launch promo and a few other promos are also available.

(September 22nd 2012 - October 10th 2013)

Visuals: A material or a liquid converges into the center of the screen, forming the OCS logo. Once fully formed, the subtitle of the channel appears underneath.

Variants: The only differences between the idents are the material/liquid and the subtitle's animation. Some channels also use different means of making the logo appear, besides the convergence described above.

• OCS Max: Droplets, stars or glitter. The "MAX" subtitle appears with a letter-by-letter fade.
• OCS Happy: Colorful beads, petals or confetti. The "HAPPY" subtitle appears with a letter-by-letter rotation.
• OCS Choc: Blood, rain or slime. The "choc" subtitle appears with each part sliding in to form the letters.
• OCS Novo: Smoke or mist, with one of the idents showing the OCS logo emerging from the mist. The "novo" subtitle appears with a fade from a blur.
• OCS Géants: Each ident shows the OCS logo as a spotlight before moving to the center of the screen. The "géants" subtitle appears with such a spotlight shining over it.

Technique: CGI

Audio: As with before, each ident has a unique soundtrack to coincide with its visuals.

Availability: All of the idents described above are available on archival websites, with most elements having been recorded on OCS Max.

Trivia: Although the branding had changed along with the name, the screens from the previous branding were still in use until October 10th 2013.

(October 10th 2013 - November 2018)

Visuals: Various references to specific shows, movies or types of programming are played out in a humorous manner with real-life people. Following this, the text VOUS ÊTES FANS DE fades in before the corresponding show, movie or theme's name appears in a circular motion within a rectangle, with a question mark at the end. Underneath, the text NOUS AUSSI! fades in. The sequence cuts to the OCS logo forming letter by letter, under which either the subtitle of the channel appears in the same circular motion or the slogan "100% cinéma séries" fades in.

Visuals Trivia: While "100% cinéma séries" is the slogan shown on-air, the entire branding revolves around OCS's actual slogan: "Vous êtes fans? Nous aussi!"

Variants:

• As with the very first branding of Orange Cinéma Séries, the shows, movies or themes being referenced in these idents depend on which channel you're watching.
• Between each channel, only the background used for the logo's animation changes. OCS Max's background is gold, OCS Choc's is blood red, OCS Géants's is teal and OCS City uses live-action footage of various landmarks. These are carried over for trailers and cross-promotions.
  • To note, OCS City's logo's animates the same way as the other channels. However, a flash of light underneath adds the "génération HBO" subtitle.
• After the logo appears, some idents may cut back to the visual, usually to show the end result.

Technique: Live-action is constantly used, with the only uses of CGI being for the text and the logo's animations.

Audio: Each ident has a corresponding soundscape to coincide with what's shown on screen.

Audio Trivia: In the case of an ident referencing a specific show or movie, said program's theme will be rearranged for its corresponding ident. For example, OCS Max's ident for Glee and OCS City's ident for Game of Thrones repurpose the main theme of the former and remixes the latter's into an acoustic variation.

Availability: Archival websites have many idents for this specific branding, including various trailers and cross-promotions. Most of these elements come from OCS Max, although the other channels's idents are also available.

(November 2018 - January 10th 2023)

Visuals: Various shapes move around, rise from the ground and come into contact with each other in a neon landscape. The sequence is shown through various angles, before settling on one where the OCS logo then appears in a fade effect, with the subtitle of the channel also fading in underneath.

Trivia: As with the transition between Orange Cinéma Séries and OCS, the previous branding is reused albeit with newer visuals that replace the live-action idents.

Variants: All channels use the same set of idents, only colored differently to make the distinction.

• OCS as a whole is represented with a dark blue hue.
• OCS Max uses red with orange accents. On cross-promotions, a magenta hue is used to represent the channel.
• OCS City uses a similar blue hue to OCS as a whole albeit slightly brighter, while using a deep purple on cross-promotions.
• OCS Choc uses the same hues as Max but with a much darker red.
• OCS Géants uses a muted green with red accents. On cross-promotions, said muted green is slightly brighter.

Technique: CGI, designed by Gédéon. More information about their work on this specific branding here.

Audio: Different types of soundscapes are used depending on the channel, including neutral idents.

Audio Variants:

• OCS Max: An atmospheric synth theme or a classical violin piece.
• OCS City: A fast-paced synth theme that ends with two piano notes.
• OCS Choc: A tense synth theme using reversed beats, mimicking the sound of a heartbeat.
• OCS Géants: A soothing synth theme with or without bass guitar notes.
• OCS: An energetic synth theme, repeating piano notes accompanied by violin strings, Géants's bass-less synth theme or an atmospheric synth theme accompanied by low-pitched beats.

Availability: Most of the idents archived were recorded on OCS Max, including the neutral OCS idents and a cross-promotion. The other channels haven't had as many idents recorded.

(January 10th 2023 - July 3rd 2024)

Visuals: Through a series of various lights moving in a circular motion, the translucent letters of the OCS logo appear individually as their outlines are traced by the reflection. At the end of the sequence, the O appears in the center with a blur around it before it moves to the side like a spotlight, making the remaining letters appear next to it.

Variants: As with before, several variants with different backgrounds exist, including different ways the reflection shows on the letters. However, unlike previous brandings, these idents are not branded with the channels's subtitles. As such, it is unknown if they are unique to the respective channels they've been recorded on.

Technique: CGI, once again designed by Gédéon. More information about their work on this branding can be found on their website.

Audio: Although each ident has its own unique theme to go along with it, one key element that is unchanged across all channels is the swoosh that accompanies the logo's animation.

Availability: Idents have mostly been recorded and uploaded onto archival websites, along with a few trailers and a cross-promotion.

Ciné+ OCS

(July 3rd 2024 -)

Visuals: A material or liquid is seen spreading in different ways, with the channel's subtitle (or name in the case of OCS) appearing letter-by-letter between cuts along with a repeating graphic of the "CINE" text in Futura Bold Oblique. This pattern is repeated throughout the sequence until it settles on the channel's logo appearing in the middle.

Variants: As with their individual predecessors, each channel has its own variant of the sequence described above to fit with its themes. They also come in long and short variants. Unlike Ciné+, the shorter idents have their own unique sequences while still following the same format from their longer counterparts.

• OCS: Explosions in the shape of an O, played both normally and in reverse. The channel's branding is usually used as the template to represent Ciné+ OCS as a whole.
  • The short ident plays out similarly, focusing a lot more on the letters hiding within the explosions.
• Ciné+ Frisson: Blood spreading and moving in different forms, including a handprint.
• Ciné+ Emotion: A flower blooming across a sea of gold and pink glitter.
  • The short ident only shows parts of the flower blooming.
• Ciné+ Family: Bubbles roam around a sea of gold dessert-like glitter, along with the individual letters of the subtitle, some also popping.
  • The short ident shows more of the bubbles and letters popping as they travel around the glitter.
• Ciné+ Festival: In a sea of teal and purple glitter, ripples distort its flow in slow-motion.
  • The short ident doesn't show the ripples as much. Instead, the letters appear and disappear quickly while also travelling in a tunnel of glitter.
• Ciné+ Classic: On a black background, crystals form and spread across the sequence, similar to a camera's flash.
• Commercial break bumpers are generally the same across channels. The word "pub" appears in-between the channel's subtitle (or name in the case of OCS) and the CINE graphic before both fade, leaving the "pub" wordmark to take on the corresponding channel's graphic. This is reversed when going out of commercial, generally with a different graphic inside of the "pub" wordmark.

Trivia: As of October 15th 2024, Ciné+ Festival's bumper for going into a commercial shows the CINE wordmark in Frisson's red. This is not the case when returning from a commercial. This hasn't been corrected since the channel's launch.

Technique: CGI, created by Thomas Blanchard.

Audio: Much like Ciné+, each channel has its own soundtrack to fit with its themes along with a recurring leitmotif of 2 notes played with different instruments depending on the channel.

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