ABOUT JM BLAY
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JM is a Creative Director & Visual Artist specialised in motion design and 3D, founder of the creative studio and production company Blay Studio with over 20 years of experience working in the creative industry.
He has worked for films, television, and advertising; as well as for music videos, digital products, and video games. During his career he has collaborated with studios like The Mill, MPC, Prologue Films, Perception, Nexus, ETC, Momoco, Spov, or Territory and for agencies like Red Bee, Huge, Imagination, or Critical Mass.
Developing projects for Rolex, Samsung, Marvel, Reebok, MGM, Sony, Nikon, Panasonic, BMG, Lenovo, Adidas, Citi Bank, Adobe, Qualcomm, Fiat, Doritos, Bombay Sapphire, Panasonic, Lenovo, Adidas, Qualcomm or Activision among others.
During his career JM has worked for films like Dungeons & Dragons, The Hobbit or Guardians Of The Galaxy, for video games like Call Of Duty, for music videos for artists like Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga or Lilly Allen, for architects like Zaha Hadid or Richard Rogers, and for televisions like MTv, Spike or BBC.
His work has been featured in magazines like Motionographer, Stash, 3D World, or 3D Artist and by Software companies like Maxon, Insydium, Red Giant or Adobe. He’s given conferences in festivals like the FMX (Stuttgart, Germany), VFX Festival (London, UK), Vertex (London, UK), Adobe Summit Edu (London, UK), Digitall (Valencia, Spain) or Adobe Gen Pro (London, UK / Sydney, Australia / Chicago, USA).
JM has a degree in Fine Arts, a Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Communication, and a Ph.D. in design in the field of motion graphics. He has lectured in places such as Ravensbourne College of London (UK), University Of York (UK), Greenwich University (UK), Grafisch Lyceum Rotterdam (Netherlands), Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) or Escape Studios – Pearson College (UK) where he was the founder of the motion graphics department and lectured in 9 courses, tutoring more than 100 students.
Articles & Interviews
MOTIONOGRAPHER
Who is JM Blay? Interview
3D WORLD MAGAZINE
(Issue 313) Making of Mistborn. Develop High-end motion graphics
SIGGRAPH: THE SPARK CAST S05E12
JM Blay — Art is a Lifestyle / Apple / Spotify / The Spark Cast
ESCENAS DEL DISEÑO VALENCIANO
ISBN: 978-84-09-60339-8 Cited in the book (127 to 142)
MOTIONOGRAPHER
Interview JM Blay Making Of Mistborn
3D WORLD MAGAZINE
(Issue 303) Meet the artist: JM Blay
EL PAIS
Interview wtih JM Blay
GRAFFICA
Interview JM Blay
MOTIONOGRAPHER
Washi | Blay Studio
MOTIONOGRAPHER
JM Blay/ Mistborn
3D WORLD MAGAZINE
(Issue 292) Washi, Create High-End Motion Graphics
MOTIONOGRAPHER
Dare To Roam Launch Campaign | Harper + Scott | Blay Studio
CINEMA 4D
(Show Reel 2023) Dare To Roam
REDSHIFT
(Show Reel 2023) Dare To Roam
RED GIANT
(Show Reel 2023) Washi By JM Blay
MOTIONOGRAPHER
JM Blay opens Blay Studio in Valencia
GRAFFICA
Dirigiendo Motion Design
STASH MEDIA
Soft and Cushy Tempur Brand Video by Blay Studio
INSYDIUM
(Case Study) Dare to Roam - Advertising
MAXON
(Show Reel 2021) The Rapture Of Europe
GENEON ANIMATION
Washi Interprets the Process of Making Traditional Japanese Paper
CG MEETUP
Making of Washi
STASH MEDIA
Dare To Roam Launch Campaign by Blay Studio
3D ARTIST MAGAZINE
(Issue 125) Discover Expert Motion Graphics - ‘Dust to Dust’ breakdown
IdN MAGAZINE
JM Blay ‘Dust to Dust’
COMMUNICATION ARTS
The VFX Festival 2017 opening titles
3D ARTIST MAGAZINE
(Issue 106) The art of Motion Graphics
3D WORLD MAGAZINE
(Issue 216) Hone Your Motion Graphic Skills
AESCRIPTS
The VFX Festival 2017 Title Sequence
CG MEETUP
The VFX Festival 2017 Title Sequence VFX Breakdown
100 GRADOS FANZINE
JM Blay - Motion Graphics más allá de la frontera
OCI MAGAZINE
JM Blay. Life in Motion Graphics
DOCUMENTARY
Reflexiones de un Arte Expatriado
UPV TV
JM Blay interview in 'Ven y Veras'
LA SEXTA TV
JM Blay interview in 'Mas Vale Tarde'
LEVANTE EMV
JM Blay en su primer cortometraje
3D WORLD MAGAZINE
(Issue 207) How to break into the VFX industry
Speaking Events
BLANC FESTIVAL 2024 (BARCELONA)
JM Blay | Blay Studio
VERTEX CONFERENCE 2024 (LONDON)
Failing Forward: How Failures Shape Artists
YUDESIGN TALKS (VALENCIA)
JM Blay | Blay Studio
CREATIVE MORNINGS (VALENCIA)
JM Blay | Movement
FINE ARTS FACULTY - UPV (VALENCIA)
JM Blay | Dirigiendo Motion Design
FMX 2021 (STUTTGART - Online)
Creating Motion Design Solo Projects
VERTEX CONFERENCE 2021 (LONDON - Online)
Art of Motion Graphics
ADOBE SUMMIT 2020 FOR EDUCATION (LONDON - Online)
JM Blay Expert speaker
ADOBE GENERATION PRO (LONDON, SYDNEY, CHICAGO - Online)
JM Blay Expert Speaker
EASD (CASTELLON)
Directing Motion Graphics
VFX FESTIVAL 2017 (LONDON)
Breakdown of the Breakdown
ESCAPE STUDIOS PEARSON COLLEGE (LONDON)
JM Blay
GRAFISCH LYCEUM ROTTERDAM (ROTTERDAM)
Directing Motion Graphics
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH (LONDON)
JM Blay
UNIVERSITY OF YORK (YORK)
JM Blay
RAVENSBOURNE COLLEGE (LONDON)
JM Blay
LONDON MOTION (LONDON)
Motion Design
VFX FESTIVAL 2016 (LONDON)
Motion Graphics Ways
DIGITALL (VALENCIA)
Motion Graphics, an unexpected journey
SCRAMBLED 8 (LONDON)
Motion Design
FINE ARTS FACULTY - UPV (VALENCIA)
Motion Graphics
PECHAKUCHA NIGHT (VALENCIA)
JM Blay, PhD on Design
Lectures, Workshops & Mentoring
ESCAPE STUDIOS PEARSON COLLEGE (LONDON)
Founder of the Motion Graphics Department
GRAFISCH LYCEUM ROTTERDAM (ROTTERDAM)
Masterclass Motion Graphics
UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH (LONDON)
Motion Graphics Masterclass & Mentoring
UNIVERSITY OF YORK (YORK)
Motion Graphics Masterclass
RAVENSBOURNE COLLEGE (LONDON)
Motion Graphics Masterclass
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING - UPV (VALENCIA)
Master's Degree in Multimedia MUAMI - MAG
CFP - POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (VALENCIA)
Workshop Motion Graphics
CITG - POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY (VALENCIA)
Workshop Post Production
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