I left Sweden and the Stockholm film school for London with great expectations. In Sweden, LFS is well known for its history, resources and professionalism. The first term was a shock.

It's a ride. And you need to commit. If you do, and you push through, there is no end to how much you can learn and develop. You will meet a lot of great people-students and staff. It's all there; you just have to grab it.

The choice is yours. Ultimately the school will prepare you for the real world. The opportunities are out there; you just have to create them for yourself. Nothing will be handed to you no matter how talented you are or how much you know.

I enrolled at LFS in the summer term 2000 when I was 20 years old. If I have any regrets about attending the school it would be entering too young. A level of maturity is vital as well as the ability to be reflective and to be able to listen and work with different people.

Letting go of the ego is very important. You're not at film school to make masterpieces but to learn. Slag off and hate your films as much as you can, what did you do wrong?

Knowing what you want from the school will help your progress throughout the two years.

Half way through my studies at the school I started working for the photographer Spencer Rowell, a working relationship still strong today.

After leaving the school in December 2002, I've worked as a lightning cameraman on a low budget feature directed by a former LFS student.

Last year, I directed a documentary shot in Lithuania and I'm currently in post production with two other students from the school. I'm currently working on a second documentary film with a third student from the school, which is being shot in Tokyo and Honolulu. We're going back to Tokyo in June for the second trip.

Graduated 2002