[2] Ernie Clark joined the film industry in 1971 as a trainee in the camera department at Browning Productions in Melbourne at the age of seventeen, where he was given an education in the film industry by director Mike Browning.
His first major drama production was the mini series about Ned Kelly, The Last Outlaw, shot in 1980.
[3] He shot a mini series for the South Australian Film Corporation and Adelaide became his adopted home.
[3] During the early eighties Ernie was involved in many feature film projects including the TV miniseries Robbery Under Arms and Under Capricorn, and the feature films Indecent Obsession and Run Chrissie Run!.
[3] In 2003 the Adelaide Art Directors Club presented Ernie the President's Prize for services to the advertising industry.
[3] Ernie became one of the National Vice Presidents in 2008 and is involved in committees including Policy, Hall of Fame and Awards Categories.