Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Charles Phoenix, The Retro Holiday Man!

Charles Phoenix's laugh-out-loud retro holiday slide shows are a Christmas season favorite here in Los Angeles.  I've known Charles for over 15 years and I'm always proud to tell people that Jody and I were at his very first show back in 1998. Each year, as his heap of Kodachrome eye-candy from the past grows bigger, his performances get better - and FUNNIER!

My original concept for the Charles Puppet. 

A few years ago, I proposed doing a stop-motion animated segment for the Charles Phoenix Holiday Jubilee at the REDCAT theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex.  Starting late in the year, we ran out of time to film the animation, but stills of the 16-inch puppet and paper backdrop were used for publicity and as the cover of the program.  The project was a sheer delight.

Last week Charles appeared on the Conan TV show with the ultimate yuletide snackable - the Astro-Weenie Christmas Tree.  It's pure Charles Phoenix brilliance.

32 comments:

Eric Scales said...

That title card is one of my very favorite things you've done Kevin. It's such a great mix of dimensional and graphic elements, excellent color and lighting. It's a great example of how broad your talents really are- you don't just know one medium, you excel at many of them.

Vintage Disneyland Tickets said...

Everything Eric said! Love the Charles Phoenix shows, thanks for the Conan link!

Is it just me or is there a slight resemblance to Mr. Kidney in the Charles Phoenix puppet? Must be the smile!

Merry Christmas Kevin, I hope you and Jody have a great and creative year ahead!

Chris Jepsen said...

Yes, Charles does "Histo-tainment" now, but he really wanted to be a dentist.

Merry Christmas!

davidbird said...

That is so classic...The look is perfect!

Beta Mike said...

Absolutely a perfect capture of Charles. Great work, and what a tremendous showing of admiration!

MIKE COZART said...

I first met Charles at "Cheri Capri's" Eichler house party many years ago--he was entertaining just to talk to! Kevin, your CHARLES PHOENIX puppet vignette is "SHEER ANI-MAGIC" and would make Rankin-Bass proud! Nice work!

Major Pepperidge said...

Puppetastic!

alix said...

AMAZING!
Charles was at the Tiki Oasis 10 extravaganza last year....have you ever been? It's a blast and seems right up yer ally....

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