Draft:France 2

Background

France 2 is a public TV channel owned by France Télévisions.

Second Channel of RTF

(1963-1964)

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Logo: In a space full of planets, a red planet and approaches the viewer. Then, various men in blue uniforms fly and settle on the planet. Then we see a rising "2". As that happens, the planet flies away, unveiling the whole image, and the men start flying. They then regroup themselves above the "2" and turn around to reveal the letters of the word "ANTENNE" on their coats. The men then fly away.

Variant: A closedown variant exists where we see one of the men flying towards the others as the two is slowly unveiled, before turning around and flying away like in the normal variant

Trivia: This logo was designed by Jean-Michel Folon.

FX/SFX: Hand-drawn animation.

Music/Sounds: A melancholic oboe and horn piece composed by Michel Colombier, titled "Emmanuel".

Availability: Extinct. This was used as a startup and closedown. This ident was also resurrected in 2017 commercial jingles for France 2. . Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1983-1987)

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Logo: We see a black background with pink lighting on the top half and brown lighting on the bottom. One of the brown lights then moves to the right until it stops, and various geometrical shapes fly around it. Then some color-changing circles appear on the brown light as the shapes fly around it. As that happens, the circles separate themselves from the orbit and form an orbit of their own. Then we see a bubble as the logo transitions to a black body of water under a dusk sky. At the top we see rectangles with stripes on them, while bubbles fly around the screen. The rectangles then move to the lower part of the screen, as the sky becomes a morning sky, turning to a diagonal angle as it does. Then the screen moves away to reveal a water background, which zooms out to reveal the Antenne 2 logo.

Trivia: The sequence is intended to represent the transition from night to daytime.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: An instrumental piece consisting of oboe, drum and violin for the closedown variant. The startup is a more upbeat version of the closedown, with keyboards and drums.

Music/Sounds Variant: There is another variant with a drum and synth theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: The logo has been noted for its peaceful music and abstract artistic vision.

4th Logo (1987)

Logo: We see red stripes flying by forming lines. Then we see a "2" and an "a" appear, then the "2" turns 90° and the a becomes flat.

FX/SFX: TBA. . Music/Sounds: A synthesised song with the singer at the beginning singing "A A A2". . Availability: Extinct. This is most likely a prototype for the 5th logo. . Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (1987-1990)

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Logo: A red screen splits in half, unveiling the France 2 logo.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Piano.

Music/Sounds/Variant: There is a variant which uses drum and violin instead.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

9th Logo (January 29, 2018-)

Logo: We see a red dot growing until it turns into a red wave across the screen. Then a 2 is revealed in the sidelines.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Same as the 8th logo.

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: None.