France 3

Logo captures by RedheadXilamGuy

Background: France 3 is a television channel in France.

The ORTF third color channel

1st logo (1972-1975)

La 3e chaîne couleur (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

2nd logo (1975-1985)

France Régions 3

Logo: There is an oval that disappears, then a hexagon appears and then a "3" appears. That becomes smaller and smaller while a world map appears that highlighs all the French territories. The "3" then disappears as the map becomes blue. Then the map disappears as we get a drawing of France while the words "France Régions" appear. Then trapezes in multiple colors get drawn around it. Then the drawing of France disappears. Then the words turn into ovals while all of the trapezes turn blue. Then in the center the characters "FR3" get written.

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

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Synth music.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

3rd logo (1985-1986)

France Régions 3 (1985 A)France Régions 3 (1985 B)

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 from below the FR3 logo appears while a text gets written "BONNE NUIT".

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: A synthesized rendition of the music from before and some whooshing sounds.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

4th logo (1986-1989)

FR3 (1986-1989 A)FR3 (1986-1989 B)

Logo: We see the FR3 logo. It zooms in on the abstract "3" and then disappears. It then zooms in and splits from the screen. After it we see a sea while a festival is getting played, reporters and journalists get ready to communicate and start operations. Then after that happens it shows us the "3" logo again and then zooms out.

Variant: There is a closedown variant where we see how everyone is shutting down the lights and move to bed.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Synth and beat box.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

5th logo (1989-1991)

FR3 - Le relief de la vie (1989-1992 A)FR3 - Le relief de la vie (1989-1992 B)

Logo: We first see the logo FR3 on top, separated by a bar with below the slogan "Le relief de la vie". Then we get to look at a screen with a face while other screens of the same caliber are put on the screen. It then zooms in on one of them while the slogan FR3 "le relief de la vie" comes in below.

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

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Synth theme.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

6th logo (1992)

Logo: We first see the logo in full view. Then we see mountaineous landscapes, barren wastelands andcities. Then we zoom in on the Streets where we see several people walking. Then of one walkingcouple the lady stares and smiles at the screen while below the FR3 logo appears with the line "la télé pour de vrai" (Television for real).

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Synth and piano.An announcer can be heard saying: "Toutes les télévisions au bout du monde. FR3 au plus, pas au bout de la rue. FR3, la télé pour de vrai" (Translation: 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

6th logo (1992-1998)

France 3

Logo: Several frames are filled stripewise with content. Ranging from fairly innocent natural landscapes, people participating in game shows or doing fairly mundane things and cute animals to natural disasters and people punching and stabbing each other to death.

Variant: Depending on the variant, different imagery will be visible.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Flute and synth.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

7th logo (1998-2007)

France 3

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.

8th logo (2002-2008)

France 3 présenteFrance 3 présente

Logo: On a blue background, multiple trapezes 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: Beat box.

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: The sounds may make you uncomfortable.

9th logo (2008-2011)

France 3 présente

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 blue background.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: None.

10th logo (2012-2015)

France 3 (2012-2015)

Logo: We see in multiple rectangles the name of the regions. 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

14th logo (2016)

France 3 (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 a final word.

Variant: In one variant they are playing a whole concert.

FX/SFX: TBA

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

Editor's Note: None.

15th Logo (2017-28th January 2018)

France 3 (2017) Logo: TBA

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Editor's Note: None.

16th logo (29th January 2018 - present)

Logo: We see in a window the different regions while after it windows slide in with pictures of people.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: Guitar.

Availability: Current.

Editor's Note: None.