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Template:Short description Template:About-otherpeople Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Dan Gibson (January 19, 1922 in Montreal – March 18, 2006 in Toronto) was a Canadian photographer, cinematographer and sound recordist.
Career
During the late 1940s, Dan Gibson took photographs and made nature films, including Audubon Wildlife Theatre. Gibson produced many films and television series through which he learned how to record wildlife sound. He pioneered techniques of recording, and also helped design equipment to optimize results, including the "Dan Gibson Parabolic Microphone". Some of his early recordings of the 1950s and 1960s were released on LP records, and started his Solitudes series, which was introduced in 1981.
Gibson is well regarded for his contributions to the Friends of Algonquin Park, and his dedication to the Algonquin Park Residents Association. Having a lease of land in Algonquin Provincial Park gave Gibson and his family (wife: Helen, children: Mary-Jane or "Kirkie," Holly, Dan, and Gordon) a unique opportunity to connect with nature, and it certainly fueled his passion for the study, preservation and interaction with wildlife.
In 1994, Gibson was awarded The Order of Canada for his environmental works. In 1997, he was awarded the Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award at the Juno Awards ceremony in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]
In 2004, he released his first DVD, Natural Beauty, which was originally shot in High Definition.
Major productions
- Wings in the Wilderness – Feature Film (Narrated by Lorne Greene)
- Audubon Wildlife Theatre – 78 episode TV series
- Wildlife Cinema – multiple episode TV series
- To the Wild Country – 10 episode TV series (Narrated by Lorne Greene)
- Wild Canada – multiple episode TV series
Awards
Film awards
| Award/organization | Year | Nominee/work | Category | Ref. |
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| Script error: No such module "anchor". San Francisco Film Festival | 1965 | "Whitethroat" | Golden Gate Award | [2] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1967 | "Land of the Loon" | Best Film of the Year | [3] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1967 | "Adventure: Trent Severn Style" | Award of Merit | [4] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Michigan Outdoors Writers | 1969 | "Winter Potpourri" | Award of Merit | [5] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1971 | "Solitudes: Sounds of Nature" | Best sound in Non-Theatrical Film | [6] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". American Film Festival | 1972 | "Fly Geese F-L-Y" | Blue ribbon for Best Children’s Film | [7] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". U.S. National Outdoor-Travel Film Festival | 1973 | "Golden Autumn" | Teddy Award | [8] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1972 | "Dan Gibson's Nature Family" | Best Wildlife Film of the Year | [9] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1973 | "To the Wild Country: Return of the Giants" | Best Wildlife Film of the Year | [10] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Canadian Film Awards | 1974 | "To the Wild Country: Land of the Big Ice" | Best Wildlife Film of the Year | [11] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Etrog (Genie) Award | 1975 | "Wings in the Wilderness" | Best Sound in a Theatrical Film | [12] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". U.S. National Educational Film Festival | 1977 | "Return of the Winged Giants" | John Muir Award for Best Ecological Film | [13] |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Saskatchewan International Film Festival | 1977 | "Return of the Winged Giants" | Best Wildlife Film | [14] |
Album awards
- Solitudes albums have sold over 20,000,000 worldwide
- 15 Solitudes albums have been Certified Gold (50,000 units sold) in Canada
- 11 Solitudes albums have been Certified Platinum (100,000 units sold) or multi-Platinum status.
Discography
Until April 2012, about 234 albums (including 13 compilations) were released by Solitudes, including:
- Solitudes 25: Silver Anniversary Collection [15]
- Best of Solitudes: 20th Anniversary [16]
- Listen to the Mockingbird [17]
- Loon Echo Lake [18]
- Natural Beauty DVD [19]
- Rolling Thunder [20]
- Wildlife Identification by Sound [21]
- Spring Romance, album by Dan Gibson 1998
H20 by Dan Gibson (2008)
| Title | Year | Tracks |
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| Script error: No such module "anchor". Sounds Of Algonquin | 1978 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 1 | 1981 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 2 | 1981 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 3 | 1981 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 4 | 1982 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 5 | 1982 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 6 | 1982 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 7 | 1983 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Sampler Album | 1984 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 8 | 1984 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes II - Opus One - Land Of The Loon | 1984 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes II - Opus Two | 1984 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 9 - Seascapes (The Changing Moods Of A Wild Coast) | 1985 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 10 - Tradewind Islands (A Caribbean Adventure In Sound) | 1985 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 11 - National Parks And Sanctuaries Edition | 1987 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Environmental Sound Experiences Volume 12 - Listen To The Loons | 1988 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Harmony: Exploring Nature With Music | 1989 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Pacific Suite | 1990 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Breaking Through The Mist | 1990 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Great Lakes Suite | 1991 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics | 1991 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Christmas Classics | 1992 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Atlantic Suite | 1992 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Exploring Nature With Music: The Classics II | 1992 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Algonquin Suite | 1992 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Rocky Mountain Suite | 1993 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Appalachian Mountain Suite | 1994 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes -Southwest Suite | 1994 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Christmas In The Country | 1994 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Angels Of The Sea | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Thunderstorm In The Wilderness | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Journey With The Whales | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Ocean Surf (Timeless And Sublime) | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Legend Of The Wolf | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Pachelbel - Forever By The Sea | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Rhythms Of The Sea - Eight Piano Moods | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Loon Echo Lake | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Raindance - Impressions Of A Native Land | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Nature's Ballet | 1995 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Forest Piano | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Christmas Wonder | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Spirit Of Africa | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Songbirds At Sunrise | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Australian Odyssey | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Island Paradise | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
| Script error: No such module "anchor". Solitudes - Florida | 1996 | Template:Bulleted list |
References
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