France 3

Background

France 3 is a public TV channel owned by France Télévisions.

Third Channel of RTF

(1972-1975)

Logo: The logo starts with a field of stars. The stars then change to the ORTF logo and the background becomes white. It then turns into the letters "c3". It then zooms in on one of them while circles appear from behind and stripes appear to the right. It then zooms in on the above space of the "3", showing the word "couleur". After that the logo gets a perspective. It then puts us into a white field full of "c3" logo's showing the word "couleur". Then the background turns blue with a few lines on the side. Then we see then the second "u" that moves to the first one, forming a "3". After that the "o" loses a stripe and becomes a "c". Then it zooms in again while circles appear from behind and the word "3e chaine couleur".

Variant: There is a closedown variant that plays the logo in reverse.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A piano-based 70s theme.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

France Regions 3

1st Logo (1975-1985)

Logo: On a black background, we see a cerulean eye-like shape, which becomes a hexagon and then a "3" that slightly zooms out while a world map highlighting all the French territories appears. The "3" then fades as the map becomes blue and fades out, and a drawing of the map of France zooms in while the words "FRANCE REGIONS" appear. Then trapezoids in multiple colors (clockwise top-to bottom: yellow, orange, purple, red, green and blue) appear around it, forming a hexagon. Then the drawing of France disappears, the text turns into the outline of the eye-like shape, all of the trapezoids slowly turn blue, and "FR3" sppears on the center of the hexagon.

Variant: There is a closedown variant in which the logo plays in reverse.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A calm synth theme.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1985-1986)

Logo: We see a rendition of the previous logo, while the different provinces fly behind it. Then we zoom out of the logo to see the provinces put on a map of France. It then zooms in slightly below the structure. Then the FR3 logo appears from below while a light writes in the words "BONNE NUIT" ("GOOD NIGHT" in French).

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A different rendition of the previous logo's music and some whooshing sounds.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (1986-1989)

Logo: On a blue gradient background, see the new FR3 logo (a gold abstract "3 and the text "FR3 with the "3" in the same style). The logo rotates a little and zooms in on the abstract "3" while the rest of it disappears, and the "3" zooms in and splits from the screen. After it we see sea-related video clips followed by scenes from a concert and various clips of reporters and journalists getting ready to communicate and recording various events. When the montage ends, the "3" logo closes again and zooms out to its original place.

Variant: There is a closedown variant where we see people turning off the lights and going home, the studio closing, and even a scene of Goofy getting in bed from the Goofy short "How to Sleep".

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: An ethereal, calm synth theme in the scenes with the "3" and a beatbox theme during the montage.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1989-1991)

Logo: We first see the FR3 logo on top, separated by a bar with the slogan "Le relief de la vie" ("The relief of life") below. The line opens to reveal two screens with blinking eyes in them as both texts move outwards and fade out, while other screens with the same image also open up, until there are twelve of them. It then zooms in on one of them while the logo and slogan both fade in below the eyes.

Variant: There is a closedown variant where the logo gets played in reverse.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A mysterious-sounding synth theme.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (1992)

Logo: We first see the logo in full view. Then we see mountainous landscapes, barren wastelands and cities. Then we zoom in on the streets where we see several people walking. Then a scene of a walking couple is shown, the woman stares and smiles at the screen and the FR3 logo and the text "la télé pour de vrai" ("television for real") both appear below.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A synth and piano theme, with an announcer saying "Toutes les télévisions au bout du monde. FR3 au plus, pas au bout de la rue. FR3, la télé pour de vrai." ("All televisions from the world. FR3 is more, not the end of the road. FR3, television for real.").

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

France 3

1st Logo (1992-2003)

Logo: Several frames are filled stripe wise with videoclips that range from fairly innocent natural landscapes, people participating in game shows or doing fairly mundane things and cute animals to natural disasters and people attacking each other.

Variant:

Depending on the variant, different imagery will be visible.
For the break bumpers, a shorter version was used, with the bottom stripe saying "publicité" (licité in italics).
During 1992-2003, France 3 experimented with the stripes for the break bumpers, changing the stripe widths or filling more or less stripes with footage.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A flute and synth theme for the 1992 version.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1998-2007)

Logo: The logo is similar to the last one, only that it's now a bit less physical.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Beat box.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: It is much tamer than the previous logo.

3rd Logo (2002-2008)

Logo: On a blue background, multiple trapezoids fly in each other and then form the France 3 logo.

Variant: There is a variant where the background is white instead of blue.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A beatbox theme.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (2008-2011)

Logo: We see squares of different colors flipped over. It then zooms in and ends with a square in the center forming the logo against a blue background.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (2011-2020)

Logo: We see the names of the regions in multiple rectangles. Through this lens we get to see an image. It then cuts at the end to the region in which it aired.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

6th Logo (2016)

Nickname: "Marmots of France"

Logo: A group of marmots play musical instruments. At the end there is the France 3 logo with the announcer saying the channel's name.

Variant: In one variant, the marmots are in a concert.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Whatever musical instruments the marmots are playing.

Editor's Note: None.

7th Logo (2017-January 28, 2018)

Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.