The cinematic introduction and help sequences were created by Productions Jarnigoine, a now inactive production company directed by Jean-Jacques Tremblay. The models and prerendered backgrounds were created by Illumin8 Digital Pictures, a now defunct graphics studio, using Softimage modeling software. In Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker, the user is guided by Stick Stickly.ģD Movie Maker is built on the BRender, a 3D graphics engine created by Argonaut Software. The character McZee (Voiced by Michael Shapiro) provides help throughout the studio while his assistant Melanie provides various tutorials. The program features two helper characters to guide users through the various features of the program.
These are saved in the 3D Movie formats: '.3mm' and '.vmm'.
Using this program, users are able to place 3D characters into pre-made environments, add actions, sound effects, music, text, speech, and special effects then show these movies off to friends, family, and the world. 3D Movie Maker (often abbreviated as 3DMM) is a program created by Microsoft's 'Microsoft Kids' subsidiary in 1995.
