Leaving the micro behind for the macro world of cinema, he completed his graduate work at the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, England.
His commercial work has spanned clients from Grolsch to Sony PlayStation, Peugeot to Shell Gas, Shredded Wheat to Scottish tourism with leading advertising agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, J. Walter Thompson, TBWA, and BBDO.
Amidst his work in commercials, Mr. Kerr has also shot several award-winning shorts including A Little Worm with Marc Benardout which won Best Cinematography at the Barcelona Film Festival.
He also shot Waters Edge with director Suri Krishnamma which was nominated for Best Short in the 1988 British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) and won top prizes at the Bilbao, Budapest, Angers and Chicago Film Festivals respectively.
It was awarded Best Feature Narrative and Cinematography at the 41st Brooklyn Arts Council International Film & Video Festival and Grand Jury Best Feature at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival.