'Return
to Earth' runs for approximately 50 minutes and is bolstered by a wealth
of DVD-style bonus material that run for over 2 hours! These include:
three teaser trailers, the 'Return To Earth' main trailer, two 'Shades Of
Myth' teaser trailers, stills gallery, out-takes reel and 20 minutes of
choreography footage from the original ending with new commentary by Scott
McQuaid and Li Man Chong. On top of all that it also features three
documentary pieces: "Return to Work" - a 20 minute documentary
surrounding the on set accident that led to the script changes,
"Inside the Concentration Camp: making the music" - a short look
inside the studio as hip-hop crew Concentration Camp recorded the theme
music, "Behind The Mask" - a 15 minute interview with original
story developers Steve Bambury and Scott McQuaid.
The
film was completely self funded and produced, with determination and hard
work making up for the lack of financial backing. The script was completed
in December 2000 and pre-production began in earnest on 1st January 2001
with a location scouting. Principal photography started in February and
continued into March as delays began to play their own role. Notably the
first major delay came when Li Man Chong suffered the eye injury detailed
in the "Return to Work" documentary. No sooner had this obstacle
been overcome however when the access to our set was cut of due to the
nation-wide Foot and Mouth epidemic. Prior commitments then split the cast
up for Four months as Scott McQuaid left for Japan. As such some scenes
did not get filmed until October when the outbreak had been contained and
Scott McQuaid had returned from Japan. Perseverance definitely paid off in
the end.

Kata
Hajime have already been assured coverage and reviews by martial arts
specialists Eastern Heroes, hip-hop magazine Big Smoke and the
Dragonsdenuk.com website. Interest has also arisen from various producers
throughout the industry, all seeming impressed with the sheer effort put
in by those involved. A release in Japan has been set in motion as footage
has been very well received over there.