Dan Hertzog graduated from USC 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. Then, after more than ten years in the ad industry, Dan went on to receive his MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute in December 2004.
In the Wee hours is an award-winning creative production company specializing in high-end branded content for film, television, and digital media; featuring director/dp Dan Hertzog, director/dp Liz Hinlein, director Scotty Weil, director/editor Sonia Sebastian, designer/director/dp Vince Taroc, senior editor Dave Garcia, editor Jeremy Brunson, and editor/colorist Todd Kniss. Learn more at intheweehours.com.
In the Wee hours is an award-winning creative production company specializing in high-end branded content for film, television, and digital media; featuring director/dp Dan Hertzog, director/dp Liz Hinlein, director Scotty Weil, director/editor Sonia Sebastian, designer/director/dp Vince Taroc, senior editor Dave Garcia, editor Jeremy Brunson, and editor/colorist Todd Kniss. Learn more at intheweehours.com.
A short film about a girl who adopts a Shiba Inu in an effort to catch a guy's attention. Things don't quite go as she planned however. Filmed in Seattle, WA. I was the DP for this project, as well as one of the editors.
A demo reel of my cinematography over the past couple of years with some of my favorite shots, all compressed into 1 small video. There are music videos, short films, small promo videos all compiled into here. Always nice to look back at these and see how much has been accomplished.
Here's a demo highlighting some of my story telling editing for film trailers/promos and sound design work. These are three short films I edited and then later cut some trailers for. I love cutting trailers and the creativity it allows. Looking for exciting and challenging projects as a freelancer/contractor.
Director of Photography work . A collection of film, music video, commercial, documentary work. From 35mm film to HD. All work in the reel was also edited by me as I also offer full post production work. Locations are from all over the world.
This is a conceptual Edit and excerpt of my work as Director of Photography, updated until December 2021. It includes Documentaries and Profiles. Please check out my other specific demo reels, for narrative work and branded content as well. Full pieces are available for some work upon request and for other work in my website.
This is a documentary I produced, shot and edited. It is the story about Jim Valley, former member of Paul Revere & the Raiders. Jim's post rock and roll life has led him around the world performing original music to school children, as well as continued success performing in his home state of Washington. Through the process of making this short film, I became close friends with Jim, and continue to collaborate with him to this day.
These are segment clips of short narrative films shot while working in Seattle, WA. I enjoy shooting corporate and live performance work, but my passion is narrative and documentary films. Whatever the genre, shooting film is all about creative story telling. When hiring a cinematographer, always inquire about their passion for story.
Musical set in the 50's that I co-directed with my twin brother Kalle! Proof of concept for a feature we want to make. A Black boy is interested in a white girl, and the white girl likes him too. But it's the 1950's so.... what could possibly go wrong?!
A cutout collage style "visual children's book" about a fish who tries to figure out why his friends won't hang out with him anymore. Very fun project to make, one of my good friends Ian Riedel did the music, and my mom made all the artwork!
All the ups and downs of a relationship told by way of a girlfriend leaving her boyfriend's place, and the boyfriend watching her go, and using the same shot over and over again. To be in love, then to be not.
A down, but not out, L.A based Private Investigator, Steve, whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet dog Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of crazy circumstances find him doing the gang's bidding, while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan shark's goons, and a few other shady characters. They say a dog is a man's best friend, and Steve shows how far a man will go to be reunited with him.… View the Video
it is a short film called Elegy for a Revolutionary - which can currently be viewed on UTube. It's a story about South Africa and white terrorists. Two friends hook up with the ARM movement but betray each other while they fight to abolish apartheid in South Africa. This is a true story which happened in 1965.
Story: After the death of his father, Trent is tempted to step in and help his mother in the most unorthodox way. Starring: Nathaniel Fontenot Written and Directed By: Devante Blackwell We handled the development, preproduction, production, and post production for this short film. Since then, we’ve elevated our workflow, team and equipment to deliver an even higher quality finished product.
Here is my Narrative Reel including short films, feature films, music videos, teasers and more narrative work. Almost everything in this reel was directed and shot by me. I love directing and doing the photography when possibile, it really gives me artistic control of the product.
Here is the trailer from my thesis film. Full film available upon request. Based on true experiences. I was the writer-director. I also helped produce and edited the entire thing, excluding the score. This is a good indicator of where my skillset is today.
Title sequence commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Clown in the Prayer Closet series. Designed using Blender’s 3-D graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Clown in the Prayer Closet series. Designed using Blender’s 3-D graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts’ Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts' Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed using Affinity Designer graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence sample commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts' Roku channel ETTA TV’s Just Another Year series. Designed using Affinity Designer graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Title sequence commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts' Roku channel ETTA TV’s Living Epistles series. Designed using Blender’s 3-D graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion. Title sequence commissioned for Evangelism Through the Arts' Roku channel ETTA TV’s Living Epistles series. Designed using Blender’s 3-D graphics software and animated in Apple’s Motion.
Personal short film project written and edited by Larissa Ekstrom Stock Footage Provided by Prakasit Khuansuwan, downloaded from www.videezy.com Provided by Phillip Chan, downloaded from www.pexels.com Provided by Videezy, downloaded from www.videezy.com Provided by Sungmu Heo, downloaded from www.pexels.com Provided by José Val Bal, downloaded from www.pixabay.com Provided by DistillVideos, downloaded from www.pixabay.com Provided by Ricardo Esquivel, downloaded from www.pexels.com Provided by Raymond, downloaded from www.videezy.com Provided by Sergei Tyutyunov, downloaded from www.pixabay.com Provided by James Cheney, downloaded from www.pexels.com… View the Video
