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Alan Thomas Kitching was a British graphic designer, animator, architect and software developer, who is perhaps best known for his pioneering work in computer animation, creating the Antics 2-D Animation software in 1972. 〔(Fully detailed biography of Alan Kitching available on Antics Workshop website.(Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 ==Early life== Alan Kitching grew up in the London suburb of Wimbledon, and was educated at King's College School, Wimbledon. There, in 1963, he was awarded an Open Scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he chose to read Architecture. In the year's gap between school and Cambridge, he worked as assistant to animator Trevor Bond,〔(Trevor Bond listing on IMDb database (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 where he undertook a range of projects from commercials and educational productions, to feature film titles, including a couple of early James Bond movies. While pursuing architectural studies, Kitching also continued promoting his enthusiasm for the animation medium, including working with Richard Arnall〔(Richard Arnall obituary biography (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 to help organise the first-ever British Animation Festival, in 1965.〔(Kitching's poster & program for the British Animation Festival 1965 (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕〔(BFI archive entry for British Animation Festival 1965 (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 In 1967, after completing studies in Cambridge, Kitching went to work with architect John Hornby in Wimbledon,〔(John Hornby architectural directory listing (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 undertaking a diverse range of private projects—from refurbishing the offices of a firm of parliamentary lawyers, to housing estates in Amersham and Beckenham, the conversion of a medieval barn in Sussex, and restoration of a listed Tudor cottage in Selborne. In 1969, he went on to work with Frederick MacManus and Partners, in Marylebone, specialising in architectural graphics, photography and signage, on freelance projects in public housing and healthcare.〔('Sutton Dwellings, Plough Way, London, SE16', Architectural Design, 1968, p.8. (Retrieved 20 May 2012) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alan Kitching」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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