Ray Keim is an artist who specializes in CGI, and animations for a variety of clientel and for a wide range of media. He has produced art and animations for Film, broadcast television, VHS titles, CD ROM, CD-i, DVD, and the web.
Ray has a degree in art, and years of experience as an art director, animator, and designer for multimedia, and broadcast design.
Ray has also worked as a scale model set builder/designer for various broadcast television shows, and news programs.
Ray supports a diverse group of clientele, primarily in the medical publishing field, and the video production industry, performing a wide range of tasks with a focus on design and animations for DVD, VHS and television.
Ray is also a seasonal member of the Entertainment Art and Design Department at Universal Studios Orlando where he produces graphics, animations and props for various shows and events taking place at the Universal Orlando Resorts, including the Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks. Ray is also a graphic designer for the Universal Orlando Halloween Horror Nights events, including art for the Halloween Horror Nights web site,
designing illustrative event signage for the park, producing art for stage sets,
and building "real" 3D displays and props.
In the summer of 2006 he also produced a short 3D animation featured in the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure" live show. In that same year he also designed two build-it-yourself paper model kits for Universal, depicting two of their most popular haunted house attraction facades,
which you can download here.
In 2007 Ray was Art Director for the Universal Islands of Adventure summer ski show, "HydroAction".
Ray also contributes to Universal Creative, which is in charge
of designing new rides and attractions for the Universal Orlando theme parks, and he recently had the honor of designing graphic elements for
the new "The Simpson's Ride" attraction at
Universal Studios, Orlando and Hollywood!
Along with an interest in theme parks and architectural renderings, Ray is also known for designing 3D cut paper illustrations, gingerbread houses, and sculpture.
Thanks to all the Imagineers at Disney, through its history, for creating the mansions, and continuing to maintain and improve them!
Thanks to Doombuggies.com! The absolute BEST source of Haunted Mansion information, outside of the creepy old crypts of the Disney Imagineer vaults! It was the inspiration for creating the 3D
Haunted Mansion, and this site.
This book is a MUST HAVE for all haunted mansion fans!
Links to amazing CGI recreations.
Here is a link to an amazing 3D re-creation of the (retired) Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Spencer Cook shares his ongoing project, to those of us who miss that classic dark ride.
Steve Wesson has done a remarkable job recreating the extinct Disney attraction, Steve Wesson has completed the daunting task
of building a 3D simulated ride-through of Disneyland's, now retired attraction, "Adventure Thru Inner Space". This site is a MUST SEE for fans of CGI simulations! illustrations and animations.
A fantastic 3D recreation of The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction
in New Orleans Square.
3D recreations of EPCOT!
Recreating Disneyland in 3D!
Free (Open Source) 3D Software
Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.
Links to great Haunted Mansion and Pirate's fan sites, and tributes.
A beautiful Disney fan site, with lots of content, and
great Disney-theme paper model kits!
Terrific FLASH interface, and everything you want to know about The Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris.
Here is the place to hear Disney's famous 1964 album, "Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The Haunted House"!
C
hef Mayhem's Tribute to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction
A fantastic collection of home haunting projects for Halloween!
A fantastic collection of photos, facts, and music from the attraction!
Extreme Home-Imagineering blog by a Disney artist
A beautifully designed site!
Disney Links
Theme Parks Lance Hart provides weekly updates to help you keep on top of all the latest new and developments at your favorite parks.
Other Haunts
Terrific haunted mansion themed digital images.
Go to The Haunted Studio to see a wonderful collection of paintings, inspired by memories of Halloweens gone by!
Great stuff here! Look in the "Toys" section for terrific, spooky papercrafts!
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