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ANTHONY S. LENZO - President and CEO
anthonyl@airsealand.com

DP, Underwater HD Shooter, Jib Operator & Manufacturer

Anthony has been an integrator of camera imaging systems most of his life. He has designed and created new and unique camera systems for both water and land based applications. He was one of the first users of the Jimmy Jib camera crane and the Amphibicam HD housing, quickly mastering both to become one of the industries most sought after operators.

Anthony is passionate about High Definition and spends most of his time working with the format. Over the past 5 years, he has been working closely with underwater housing manufacturer Amphibico Inc. in Montreal, Canada to design the most technically advanced underwater High Definition housing on the market. Anthony has instructed underwater High Definition workshops with renowned underwater cinematographers Wes Skiles, Tom Campbell and Norbert Wu. He is also is an avid Scuba diver and free diver, "Every time I get a new camera, I've got to bring it down with me".

One of Anthony’s most recent underwater High Definition adventures included working with underwater DP-Wes Skiles on "The Cave", a feature film by Lakeshore Entertainment which was released in September 2005. Anthony worked as both second underwater camera operator and underwater systems technician. He also had a small underwater stunt-double role.

“Visions of the Seas: Encounters,” an original one-hour ASL Production consisting of Anthony’s spectacular underwater HD footage set to music, will be one of the first non-studio HD-DVD titles on store shelves this spring.

Anthony was Producer/Director of Photography/Camera Operator for two recent one-hour documentaries named “On a Single Breath” & “Free Flight” for RUSH HD, on the VOOM satellite system. Both documentaries are now airing on the National Geographic channel.

Anthony is the Executive Producer and Underwater Cameraman for an ASL Production titled "The Magic Pool" an underwater children’s adventure, directed by ASL Staff employee, Mark Britt. (www.themagicpool.com)

Anthony consults on several underwater HD projects for various features and independent production companies.

Anthony has also been DP on several recent music videos and commercials that have been shot in High Definition. (www.airsealandvideos.com)

Anthony was also assistant director and executive producer on an original ASL Productions short film called “Shocked Jock” which has been officially selected by seven film festivals so far. (www.shockedjock.com)

In the last 15 years, Anthony has served in a variety of roles including: Director of Photography, Underwater Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Underwater Camera Operator, Jib Operator, Systems designer, Systems integrator, & video engineer. He also has extensive experience in single and multi-camera High Definition productions. He brings a rare level of professionalism to every production in which he's involved.

Between 1987 and 1992, Anthony was a staff member at All Mobile Video in NYC, where he gained valuable experience as a utility, camera operator and mobile unit maintenance technician. He later moved to South Florida to sharpen his skills as an underwater videographer.

His love for design and production led him back to New York, where in 1994, he started Air Sea Land Productions, Inc., a company focused on his passions for videography and cinematography in the Air, under the Sea, and on Land. "I wanted to be one of the only companies in New York that clients would turn to when specialty cameras were needed. There are plenty of production houses in New York. We needed to be unique," says Lenzo. ASL's name is now recognized by virtually every production facility in the United States.

Anthony has created and designed many successful camera systems including the “RopeCam” for ESPN's 1996-1998 Summer X-Games. This camera system won Anthony an Emmy award for Point-of-View technology in 1997. He has also designed the “SpeargunCam”, the “LobsterCam”, and the “BonoCam”, a wireless Point of View camera that he mounted to the glasses of U2's lead singer, Bono, for the 2001 Elevation Tour DVD. From paragliding to freediving, wakeboarding to snowboarding, Anthony has participated and captured incredible images on many extreme sports that more than likely you have seen somewhere.

Currently, Anthony is in production on his own series of underwater High Definition DVD releases. To view Anthony’s spectacular underwater HD stock footage, please visit - www.seahd.com.

Anthony has also started a manufacturing arm of ASL called Air Sea Land Gear, Inc. Returning to the creativity that garnered him past Emmy awards for POV camera innovator and for POV technology, he has developed and created an underwater HD POV housing called the BLuFISH HD for Iconix’s brand new HD POV camera the HD-RH1. An underwater tripod, a low boy kit for shooting underwater and a new focus/zoom controller for the Jimmy Jib are among the other items currently being manufactured.


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COMPANY NAME

JOB NAMES

A & E TELEVISION

HOLIDAY SHOOT, BREAKFAST WITH THE ARTS

ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

20/20, B52'S CONCERT, GOOD MORNING AMERICA - HD (STRADA @ GMA, SANTANA AT GMA'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY , GMA WEEKEND, SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD (CHECHEN ITZA), CONEY ISLAND, CARRIE UNDERWOOD), REGIS & KELLY

ABEL CINE TECH

AESTHETICOM

ROOFTOP JIB

ALAN WEISS

GIANTS STADIUM

ALL MOBILE VIDEO

BERNARD SUMMIT, CHANGE OF HEART, HBO, INTEL PRESENTS THE BARENAKED LADIES CONCERT, MUSIC AWARDS, NYU GRADUATION, UPN @ MSG, ROSELAND, SPANKIN' NEW MUSIC, VITAL BASICS, CENTERSTAGE, GRAHAM NORTON, VISUAL WORD SYSTEMS, MARTHA

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

HD PEARL DIVE, U/W HD SHOOT AT THE PERRY INSTITUTE (BAHAMAS), U/W HD SHOOT - ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SHOOT (CANADA)

ANDY MIRKOVICH PRODUCTIONS

ANN MURPHY

BAD GIRL (UNDERWATER SHOOT)

AOL PRODUCTIONS

AOL SESSIONS - MICHAEL BUBLE, WILCO

ARTISTRY & VISION

CHEF STORY, COOKING SHOW IN D.C., JOSE ANDRES SHOOT

ASL PRODUCTIONS

THE MAGIC POOL (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)

AT&T DIGITAL MEDIA CENTER

CLEVELAND

BAD BOY ENTERTAINMENT

P. DIDDY MUSIC VIDEO (HIGH DEFINITION)

BARD ENTERTAINMENT

NEW YEARS EVE TIMES SQUARE CELEBRATION

BENNETT PRODUCTIONS

"BIKINI DESTINATIONS" (HD), BAHAMAS (HD), "PLAYING IN PARADISE" IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN (HD), NYC HELICOPTER AERIALS (HD), TGAR - HELICOPTER AERIALS (HD)

BEYOND OUR REALITY PRODUCTIONS

THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF COURSE, AOL SESSIONS, GREEN SCREEN TEST FOR FEATURE (HD), DISCOVERY SHARK WEEK PROMO (HD), LITTLE LEAGUE SHOOT (HD), PEPSI SMASH CONCERT

BIG FILM DESIGN

BLACK DOG FILMS - RSA

TEDDY BEARS

BOOMER ALRED

THE ARCHITECTS

BROADWAY VIDEO

BRAVO

BUD SPORTS

BURKEWOOD COMMUNICATIONS

CBC MEDIA

CHILDREN'S SAFETY VIDEO

CBS NEWS

60 MINUTES, THE INVESTIGATORS, 48 HOURS - ATLANTIC CITY

CHURCHMAN PRODUCTIONS

SAM CHAMPION

CITY LIGHTS MEDIA

MOVIES 101 - JOSH LUCAS

CLEARCHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT

NC AQUATIC

CLUB SODA FILMS

B-ROLL FOR INDPT. SHORT FILM

CNN BUSINESS NEWS

CUSTOMS HOUSE

COLOSSALVISION

BIRDLAND (HD)

COMCAST SPOTLIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL/AARDVARK PRODUCTIONS, INC.

COMPASS LIGHT

COURT TV

JOAN RIVERS

CREATE WORKS

BAHAMAS (HD)

CREATIVE PET PRODUCTS

PET DENT COMMERCIAL

CUBIC B'S PRODUCTIONS

ANN TAYLOR

DA PRODUCTIONS

QUEEN LATIFAH

DATELINE NBC

BODY CLOCK, CAMDEN FIREMEN, CENTRAL PARK PAGES, FLORIDA VS HUDSON, GARYS FAMILY, HARRY POTTER, INSURANCE, INTERNET MURDER, OLYMPICS, RESCUE 4, TRUE CRIME, WORLD TRADE BLAST, FIREFIGHTERS HOUSES/PAGES,MISSOURI ABUSE,JERSEY DOCS FAMILY RUN,DOUBLE TWINS,DR. PHIL, LITERACY, SAFETY CHALLENGE, LONDON PROJECT, C. BROWN, BLOODBROTHERS, STONE PAGES, WHOOPI GOLDBERG, VANESSA WILLIAMS, KELLY RIPA, TERRORISM/PAGES, CASINO MURDERS, GE INTEGRITY, THE PRODUCERS, UNDER INVESTIGATION - ARUBA, UNDER THE BRIDGE, EVANGELICALS PAGES, SAGINAW MURDERS, LENNON & THE BIRTH OF JESUS, UNDER INVESTIGATION GROOM OVERBOARD, SULLIVAN CTV, STEVEN AVERY, CELLIST MURDER, CT MURDER, STOLEN IPODS, DIANA REMEMBERED, PETERSON WIVES

DESIGN TV

EVERYDAY ELEGANCE

DIGITAL MEDIUM

DAEWOO SHOOT (HD)

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

SHARK WEEK 2003 (HD), ANIMAL PLANET - TRAIL MIX (HD), JOE PERRY IN VERMONT (HD), MOHEGAN SUN (HD)

DRURY DESIGN DYNAMICS

DIVERS SHOOT

DV DEPOT

E! ENTERTAINMENT

HOWARD STERN @ VEGAS

EARTH ANGEL PRODUCTIONS

WRINGLEY BROTHERS BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS SHOW AT MSG (HD)

EASTMAN PRODUCTIONS

ESPN

SUMMER X-GAMES, WINTER X-GAMES, GREAT OUTDOOR GAMES, JIMMY V CELEBRITY GOLF, HEISMAN TROPHY PROMO (HD)

EUE SCREEN GEMS

GUIDING LIGHT

FEBSTAR PRODUCTIONS

FLETCHER CHICAGO

HIGH DEFINITION WORKSHOP

FOX 5 WNYW

FOX 5 NEWS

FOX NEWS NETWORK

INTREPID, THE PULSE(HIGH DEFINITION)

FUJISANKEI

GAMBINO CAMERA

GLUE EDITING & DESIGN

GOLD TELEPRODUCTIONS

ST. BART'S

GOTHAM CENTRAL, LTD

BRIZO (HD)

GSD&M

HMS MEDIA

AUGUST OSAGE COUNTY PROMO

HOUSE FILMS/COMMERCIALS HOUSE

MOHEGAN SUN COMMERCIAL (HD)

HOWARD SCHATZ

BRIZO (HD)

HSCUSA.TV

CNBC - NASDAQ TIMES SQUARE (HD), CNBC "I AM BUSINESS" PROMO (HD) - UNDER ARMOUR, SUMNER REDSTONE (VIACOM), NBC SPORTS - USSS RAIL JAM, AOL (CAMERA OPERATOR), CNBC - MURIEL SIEBERT (HD), CNBC - TERRACYCLE CEO SHOOT (HD), RAIL JAM (HD), ANNIKA SORENSTAM, COVERMAX - THE OFFICE

IGNITION

HITCH HIKER GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

IGNITION FILMS

HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY PRESS JUNKET

IN DEMAND

HOWARD STERN'S BIRTHDAY BASH (HD), ROBIN AND FRED'S FILM FOR THE HOWARD STERN FILM FESTIVAL (HD), HOWARD STERN FILM FESTIVAL (HD), ONE CENT SIRIUS PROMO

INFOCULTURE

U/W HD SHOOT

INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO

BARBARA WALTERS, MARTIN LAWRENCE, QUEEN LATIFAH, ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

JACK MY DOG

COLLEGE TV CONCERT SERIES

JERSEY JIBS

NBA PLAYOFFS, NJN

JUGGERNAUT MEDIA

KANDOKID FILMS

TERRY SOUTHERN INTERVIEWS (HD), RLHCC

KARST PRODUCTIONS

CAVE CAMERA TEST, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: REAL NIGHTMARES (U/W HD)

KESLOW TV

KOLLINS COMMUNICATIONS

KSK VISUALS INC.

SPRINT

LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT

"CAVE" FEATURE FILM

LAW & ORDER - CRIMINAL INTENT

DUTCH SPRINGS UNDERWATER SHOOT (HD)

LEOPARD FILMS

DEAR GENEVIEVE

LIFETIME STUDIOS

WORLD AT LARGE

LINE BY LINE PRODUCTIONS

U2 ELEVATION TOUR 2002

LINGNER GROUP

OUTDOOR GAMES

LOLA PIX

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: REAL NIGHTMARES (U/W HD)

LUCKY DUCK PRODUCTIONS

INTIMATE PORTRAIT, NICK NEWS

MARK BURNETT PRODUCTIONS

THE APPRENTICE FINALE - LIVE (2005)

MARTHA STEWART LIVING

MB PRODUCTIONS

NJ PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

MEDSTAR TELEVISION

METROVISION PRODUCTION SERVICES

BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL, ESPN, NYU GRADUATION 35MM. COMMERCIAL SPOTS :OKLAHOMA, CINDERELLA, CABERET, THE PRODUCERS, DANCE OF THE VAMPIRE, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, BLOOMBERG WRAP AROUNDS

MINGHAGS, INC.

MINGHAGS (FEATURE FILM - 2008)

MOBILE VIDEO

OLIVER NORTH, TIME SQUARE

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM

MOTION PLANET INC.

70'S SOUL JAM, COOL & THE GANG, KISSMASS BASH 2000

MSR VIDEO

MTV NETWORKS

DIRECT EFFECTS, PSA, TRL - OVERDRIVE, CHOOSE OR LOSE

NADEL PRODUCTIONS

FOLGERS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

HUNTER AND HUNTED (HD) - SHARK ATTACKS IN RECIFE, BRAZIL & ALLIGATOR ATTACKS IN FLORIDA

NBC AGENCY

RUNWAY MODELS (HD)

NBC NEWS

BANFIELD/EMS REMOTE, CONAN O'BRIEN 10TH ANNIVERSARY (HIDEF), JEWEL, CARSON DALY INTRO, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND CONCERT, APPRENTICE - MARTHA INTERVIEWS, DATELINE - PETERSONS WIVES

NFL FILMS

NHK INTERNATIONAL

HARLEM DOCUMENTARY, INTERNET CAFE

O'KEEFE PRODUCTIONS INC.

OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY

ON TOUR VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

DAVE MATTHEWS BAND IN CONCERT

ONE SUCH FILMS

FIBERCON, LONESTAR, PERKINS, PUR WATER FILTER COMMERCIAL

ORACLE

ORANGE FILMS

FASHION SHOW (HD)

PAGANO PRODUCTIONS

911 DISCUSSION

PANGOLIN PICTURES

PAPER ANGELS

SHORT FILM (HD)

PHIL ALCABES PRODUCTIONS

GE LIGHTS PROMO (HD), FAMILY CIRCLE PROMO (HD)

PIONEER PRODUCTIONS

OIL RIG

PLD STAGING

YU-GI-OH! COMPETITION

PRIMELIGHT PRODUCTIONS

AMEX DANCE VIDEO

PRODUCTION 920

GOOD CHARLOTTE, IRVING PLAZA (A-HA)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TELEVISION

QUEER EYE L.L.C.

QUITTANI PRODUCCIONES

CORONA BEER COMMERCIAL (HD UNDERWATER)

RAI

GROUND ZERO CONCERT FOR PEACE

RAINBOW MEDIA

RUSH HD - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY/PRODUCER/CAMERA

RED THREAD PRODUCTIONS

REFUGE COLLECTIVE

TRUMP COMMERCIAL FOR SUPER BOWL

REMAX SATELLITE NETWORK

MARRIOTT MARQUIS

RICK MALKAMES INC.

CONEY ISLAND

RICK MILL PRODUCTIONS

MARIO CANTONE'S LAUGH WHORE

ROBERT DALRYMPLE PRODUCTIONS

TBS PROMO

ROCK HARD FILMS

GHOSTFACE

ROUNDHEAD

GE LIGHTS PROMO (HD), FAMILY CIRCLE PROMO (HD)

RS MEDIA

“TWO CITIES, SIX VACATIONS” SPECIAL FOR FINE LIVING TELEVISION IN WHISTLER AND MAUI (HD)

SCHARFF WEISBERG

TIMES SQUARE CHOIR

SOBIE TV

SPORTS ON DEMAND, L.L.C.

STACKED/DAVID BLAINE PRODUCTIONS

ADVENTURE AQUARIUM (HD)

STIFFS, LLC

STIFFS (FEATURE)

SUNDANCE CHANNEL

CONVERSATIONS

SWEENEY VESTY

INTERVIEWS

SWEN

TALL PONY PRODUCTIONS INC.

BET BLOCK PARTY

TAXI FILMS

BALLY'S FITNESS COMMERCIAL (HD)

TERMITE ART

THE 7TH ART

PARK BEAUTY SHOTS

THE APPRENTICE

FINAL - LIVE (2005)

THE FOOD NETWORK

30 MINUTE MEALS, EMERIL LIVE, READY SET COOK

THE NBC AGENCY

APPRENTICE STAR WARS

TIGER TIGRESS

TOPSPIN CREATIVE CORPORATION

SEIZE THE DAY

TRANSITION PRODUCTIONS

INTERNATIONAL X GAMES (DUBAI)

VALBIHCOM

SOBE BUREAU VERITAS FILM AWARDS 2006

VIGA PRODUCTIONS

SOCIALITE

WAVE ENTERTAINMENT

B3, SPLASH TV, X-TRIALS, CALIFORNIA SPLASH TV

WENDYS INTERNATIONAL

HS HEISMAN

WERWA ENTERPRISES

NEW YEARS EVE 2005

WESTEND MEDIA

THE LAST REQUEST

WHAT WHAT FILMS

SHOOT IN ST. THOMAS, VI

WNET-CHANNEL 13

JULIARD SCHOOL PROJECT

WORKING PICTURES INC.

MVP HEALTH PLAN 2000, MVP HEALTH PLAN 2002

WPIX

HISPANIC DAY PARADE

WTXF-TV

JIB TRAINING

WWG PRODUCTIONS

WWOR/UPN 9

PROMOS

ZVODA PRODUCTIONS