Director, Producer, Studio Founder
CurrentDirector, producer, writer and entrepreneur Chad Eikhoff crafts stories and experiences that exude beauty and magic using traditional as well as immersive mediums. Eikhoff has produced and directed several feature, television and interactive projects, including the hit animated holiday special, “The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story” and the beloved original online cartoon “Homestar Runner.” Eikhoff's most recent creation is The Jolliest Elf. Creating a new process for real-time animation to deliver a full series show in addition to characters that patriciate regularly with social media. In this case, it happens to be the North Pole's top singing competition.Eikhoff partnered with Make-a-Wish for "Zayden's Wish," marking the first-ever virtual reality wish granted, taking a 7-year-old astronaut on a journey to Saturn winning the organization’s award for “most innovative wish.” Eikhoff founded TRICK 3D in 2007, an Atlanta-based visual innovation studio. The studio’s client roster includes many of the world’s preeminent brands, including CNN, Cartoon Network, Delta Air Lines, Georgia Power, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), Turner Broadcasting System, Sprout, Virgin Australia and more. Eikhoff sits on the City of Atlanta's Mayor’s Office of Film and Entertainment Creative Industries Board. He is also an active member of the Visual Effects Society (VES).
