Dan Hertzog graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in May 1991 with a BA in Cinema-Television Production.  From there, he rapidly worked his way up from a production assistant in LA to an ad agency producer in New York City.  It was at his first staff job with Ogilvy & Mather in New York that he also made a name for himself as a director/dp, shooting first-rate test spots for next to no money.

He moved back to Los Angeles in January 1996 only to find himself crisscrossing the country countless times to freelance at a handful of ad agencies, including FCB, Bates USA, Grey, and Ogilvy.  While continuing to produce tv commercials, he also found work shooting and directing spots through his production company, In the Wee hours.

Then, after more than ten years in the ad industry, Dan returned to the world-renowned AFI Conservatory to immerse himself in the study of more narrative, visual storytelling.  He went on to receive his MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute in December 2004.  His AFI thesis film, THE PASSAGE OF MRS. CALABASH, was later honored for Artistic Achievement in Cinematography at the 2006 Emerging Cinematographer Awards.

After graduating, Dan continued to occasionally freelance as a senior and then executive producer at Ogilvy & Mather in LA.  His many years of hands-on experience in both production and post-production eventually led to stints consulting for ad agencies interested in building out their in-house production capabilities; shooting and directing tv commercials and web content for numerous brands along the way.

Passionate about visual storytelling, he continued to seek out opportunities to further his ventures in more narrative work.  In 2014, Dan traveled to Indonesia to lens the dramatic short EARTHBOUND for writer/director Robin Shou.  He was recognized again by the International Cinematographers Guild for his work on that collaboration at the 2016 Emerging Cinematographer Awards.

Some of his more recent work includes the latest tv spots for Empower, the 1950s family drama LIFE IN KODACHROME, and the international drama DREAMS OF STARLIGHT.

Ganna Sanjperenlei was born and raised in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.  She is the youngest of five children and one of the hardest working in her family.  Growing up, she juggled scrubbing the floor, cleaning the house, and cooking food for her siblings along with studying, doing late-night homework, and getting good grades in school.  Yet, this grueling childhood helped her to become very efficient, industrious, and resourceful – traits that would prove beneficial to her career later in life.

Ganna went on to attend Gazarchin University in Ulaanbaatar and, after completing an internship at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, graduated with a BA in Tourism Management.  She continued helping her family until she decided to move to the United States in her early twenties for a more successful life.

Relocating to Orlando, she started working at the Marriott on the famed International Drive.  Once she had kids, the skills from her childhood began to pay off.  Ganna planned birthday parties for children of all ages, baby showers for close friends, and many get-togethers and holiday feasts for her family.  Her outstanding attention to detail, creativity, and organizing skills made her an impressive event planner.

In 2005, Ganna started exporting dry goods from Miami to Mongolia, one of the few people doing that type of business to Mongolia at the time.  These American products were sold in her sister’s convenience store in Ulaanbaatar.  In 2008, the family business moved operations to the West coast where Ganna expanded their offerings, shipping home goods and high-end, luxury cars overseas.  In the ensuing years, she has become an expert in ocean freight logistics, customs brokerage, and supply chain management.

Ganna then met filmmaker Dan Hertzog in 2012 and soon began applying her skill set as a producer at In the Wee hours.  Once married, they began working as a team to produce numerous commercials and proof of concept films, including the award-winning It’s On Us “Illogical” PSA campaign and preview scene from the upcoming DREAMS OF STARLIGHT.

In 2020, she expanded her education at the UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television with the Professional Program in Producing. Now concluded, she looks forward to tackling more narrative projects.

Kendal Brenneman is a Pennsylvania native, born and raised in Lancaster county. As a teen, Kendal was inspired to act by seeing Olivia Hussey in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet. At age 18, she packed up a car and headed west to Hollywood, where she lived for many years pursuing acting. Although she kept busy with background work, stand-in work, and many leading roles in short films, real success was elusive. She began her entrepreneural efforts to build up an online income before relocating to France, where she produced two short films which were screened (and one was nominated for 8 awards) at the 168 Hour Film Festival back in Los Angeles. 

While alternating between France and the US, Kendal also began a personal project on Instagram, recreating old Hollywood photographs, which gained a number of followers on the platform. The most popular - and some of her favourites - turned out to be of Audrey Hepburn, another one of her acting idols. 

Kendal shares her love of vintage fashion and sustainable lifestyle through a growing YouTube channel, where she also began The Lost Diary Project. The project involves "rescuing" antique diaries from eBay, digitizing them, reading from them, and trying to trace the decendants in order to reunite them with the diaries. 

Currently living in the Netherlands with her Dutch boyfriend, Kendal is looking forward to more adventures on and off camera.