As national icons in furniture, Flokk brand Giroflex were approached by the Swiss set designers for the drama movie 'Jagdzeit'. Predominantly set in the workplace, the film required a wide selection of office furniture, and the designers had a particular aesthetic appeal in mind.
Working closely with the team, Giroflex provided a selection of chairs in a range of colours and styles matching the various interior design ideas of the set.
After production, we caught up with Director Sabine Boss and Set Designer Su Erdt to talk about how the film industry goes about selecting equipment partners, and how a simple office chair can influence filming.
Su Erdt: Giroflex is a household name in Switzerland, which meant that the brand was predestined for a Swiss film. But what really tipped the scales was the chair’s aesthetics. We were impressed by the unbelievable range of colours. We were thrilled that the chairs came in colours like antique pink, as we wanted to develop a retro style for the office design.
Su Erdt: Here, visuality takes precedence over functionality. We dove right in and put the chair through its paces. We had looked at a lot of offices in the USA and Europe in order to create the optimum setting for our film. The design was also essential in this respect. For example, we needed several camera settings for an executive chair as opposed to a normal office chair.
At the same time, the camera’s angle of view says a lot about the corresponding film scene. Consequently, the office chair took on a lot more importance than initially intended. The chair is a psychological moment, an image transfer to the protagonist, as it were.
Sabine Boss: During post-production, we recorded the sound of the chairs, for example when you sit down or swivel in the chair. There isn’t much noise in an office, so we took the sound recordings from the chairs and wove them into the sound design.
Flokk worked with the lead set designer, to bring several designs to the film
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