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- 1. Features Page 15 Joseph Kluge Takes the Lead on Set and in the Classroom By Eileen Interiano Psychics, reincarnation and game shows are all in Joseph Kluges fu- ture and perhaps, professor of the year. The 55-year-old adjunct film professor and finalist for professor of the year at Adelphi University is currently working on selling two TV show pitches. They are two-reality shows, one of which involves a New Age game show about psychics, reincarnation, and the power crystal, said Kluge who recently learned hes a finalist for Adelphis adjunct professor of the year award. The second is a dark comedy game show that is a variation of The Gong Show meets queen for a day in scope or purview but not directly in any way for obvious reasons. Before transitioning into a popular professor at Adelphi, Kluge worked on well-known films as a second assistant director, assistant location manager and production assistant. Films that included The Addams Family, True Col- ors and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He worked as a second assistant director to co-producer Frank Capra III on Murder by Numbers starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Gosling. Joe Kluges work ethic is impeccable, said colleague Frank Capra III. He has the natural ability to understand the process of what it takes to make a motion picture and the dynamics of dealing with a cast and crew. He has a keen sense to adapt to any situation in a positive manner. Kluge has various experiences in teaching in both the film sets and classrooms. For example, he has taught English as a second language to an anti-poverty action group in Pacoima, California named Meet Each Need with Dignity or MEND. As part of being an assistant director, he has worked with young actors explaining call sheets, showing them who the directors were, what an eye line was and where to stand. In The Addams Family, he worked very closely with Christina Ricci and Jimmy Workman. Kluge is a part of the Directors Guild of America and a member of the Producers Guild of America. He has his own side projects, which he works on when he is not teaching or attending his wifes music shows. He is constantly rewriting the scripts and story lines, especially for the two current television shows that he is working on selling. Joes previous work is outstanding, en- gaging and comes from the heart of storytelling, said Frank Capra III, who has watched his previous film works. The show is always about the idea, said Kluge. The film business is about content. Also, Kluge had his franchise advertising logo for Warner Brothers published and used across the country. Whats mean and green and stealing lit- tle hearts this Christmas? Why its the Grinch of course! was the logo he wrote for How The Grinch Stole Christmas. His shift from working in the filmmaking industry to teaching began when he returned home from California to take care of his family members in hospice. While taking care of them, he took classes at Adelphi and received a Masters degree in adolescent teaching. He found it renewing and it reminded him of his love for filmmaking. At Adelphi, Kluge has taught the course Art of Film and video for seven years now. In addition, he is a member of the Faculty Center for Pro- fessional Excellence. He works closely with other professors on furthering the use of Moodle, a school website appli- cation. Kluge wants to incorporate more motion pictures into the application. If there was a popularity contest between the professors in the department he would win, said col- league Terrence Ross, associate profes- sor of communications. The students love him, he is fun and he cares about them. Joe manages to show it in very dramatic ways that attract students. He is an inspiring professor he knows his field inside and out, in both a scholarly level and a professional level. Professor Kluge teaches his students with a passion that drives them to become the next future generation of film makers, said Frank Capra III. Kluge enjoys working as a professor and said that he tries to treat his students as if they were in a set with him. Even though he enjoys working as a professor, he still misses working on sets despite of the long days. You have to love the excitement of the creation and then seeing it on the screen, said Kluge. Even if your name is the last name before the curtain closes, it is still a great feeling of accomplishment. Kluge says that work is never really work for him because he loves what he does. He likes to show students movies that they wouldnt normally watch on their own. Movies like Birth of a Nation or Citizen Kane that exposes students into the horizons and provokes them. College and great film- making is about provoking you and making you think, said Kluge. In order to succeed, Kluge believes that you have to be persistent, tena- cious, have no shame and be prolific. You must have no shame, said Kluge. Pursue your dream and if you make a mistake, dont be embarrassed. If the critics bad talk you, listen and learn. Learn to be better but have no shame. Dont let anyone drag you down, keep going forward, keep positive and keep your heart light. 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油Photographer: 油Tom 油Campbell 油 油