France 2

Background
France 2 is the flagship public TV channel owned by France Télévisions. France 2 was launched in 1992 after then-struggling TV networks FR3 and Antenne 2 merged to create the group after french TV network TF1's privatisation in 1987, and under pressure from other competitors.

1st Logo (1992-1995)
Logo: Consists of several sequences that are either fully shown or shown in half with text on the other half. First it shows a "dring" and then "Youpi", the channel's children block, with a lion at the end, with a "gr" later appearing on the side of the screen. Then it shows sequences of people with the words "we", "you" and "all". Then it shows a man with a note on the other half saying "qui?". Then it shows the news ident with the logo. Then the weather report, noted with a °C, followed by several live-action sequences. After it we see singers with on the other halves words such as "do", "si" and "la". After it a running man with only the words "publi" and "cit" shown. Then sports while the word "top" and "chrono" gets shown. After it it is followed by more live-action before devolving into more random sequences with even more random symbols (such as " "). Then later we see announcers speaking while on the other half of the screen the word "scoop" gets shown, cut in half. It then later cuts to a man jumping to obtain a key while the word "fort" gets shown on the other half. Then it devolves into even more random sequences half with text and with live-action on the other half and then shows more live-action. At the end, after a bit more of those sequences, it ends with the France 2 logo.

Technique: 2D Animation mixed with live action.

Music/Sounds: A theme that includes drums, a beatbox, an accordion, an electric guitar, opera singing and an acoustic guitar.

Availability: Extinct. The logo was resurrected in the 2017 commercial jingle for France 2.

2nd Logo (1998-2002)
Logo: We see a puzzle forming the France 2 logo at the time, before it scrambles itself into its initial position.

Technique: 2D Animation.

Music/Sounds: A drum and violin theme.

Availability: Extinct. This was used when there was no transmission signal.

3rd Logo (1999-2000)
Logo: We see dancers preforming an art, and at the top middle there is a white rectangle a red "2", fading to the word "PUB".

Technique: Live-action from French design agency Gédéon. and Choreography directed by Philippe Decouflé.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant.

Availability: Extinct, Used for break bumpers at the time.

4th Logo (2002-2006)
Logo: We see the France Télévisions logo at the time flipping and transitioning over and to the color and the logo of France 2, and under the logo is the text "présente"

Technique: 2D Animation.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant.

Availability: Extinct. Used for Original Content promos.

5th Logo (2002-2009)
Logo: We see a scene where a humorous illusion takes place. The word "publicité" with the France 2 logo beside it is on the right side of the screen.

Variant: In 2008, the logo was moved to the bottom and the text was changed to say "france 2 publicité" (with the 2 as the France 2 logo).

Technique: Live-action from Gédéon, the same design agency who created the 1992-1999 idents throughout.

Music/Sounds: A calm theme with a voice singing a 5-note tune. This may change slightly depending on the variant.

Availability: Same as the 3rd logo.

6th Logo (2006-2008)
Logo: We see a white square fly by, after it a large "2" becomes visible. In that one a "2" gets formed which writes "France 2 présente".

Technique: 2D Animation.

Music/Sounds: Violin and a xylophone noise at the end.

Music/Sounds Variant: a romantic violin sting, and then a ding sound after.

Availability: Extinct.

7th Logo (2008-2010)
Logo: We see squares with different colors flipped over. It then zooms in and ends with a square in the center forming the logo against a background.

Technique: Unknown

Music/Sounds: Unknown

Availability: Extinct.

8th Logo (2010-2011)
Logo: We see 5 differently colored light flashes set against a dark blue background. They then fuse together to form the France 2 logo while the background color changes to.

Technique: Unknown

Music/Sounds: Unknown

Availability: Extinct.

9th Logo (2009-2011?)
Logo: We see two different scenes split in half of different people going on with their daily lives. As the people meet in one location, the scenes merge into one scene.

Technique: Live-action.

Music/Sounds: Depends on the variant, each having a six-note jingle at the end.

Availability: Same as the 3rd and 5th logos.

10th Logo (2015-2016)
Logo: We see a flash that cuts to a  background. It then splits into multiple squares before a flash comes by, which paints a white lining to the left of where the logo stands.

Technique: A mix of CGI and traditional animation

Music/Sounds: Unknown

Availability: Extinct.

11th Logo (2016-January 28, 2018)
Logo: A screen splits in half, unveiling the France 2 logo.

Technique: Unknown

Music/Sounds: Piano.

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

Availability: Extinct.

12th Logo (January 29, 2018-)
Logo: We see a dot growing until it turns into a  wave across the screen. Then a 2 is revealed in the sidelines.

Technique: Unknown

Music/Sounds: Same as the 8th logo.

Availability: Current.



 