Hocus Pocus 2 [REDRAFT]

Act I: The Sanderson Origins

External: FOREST, 1653 - Salem, Massachusetts

'Salem 1653' starts to play.

The scene pans in and focuses across a forest where it's all grim. There were dark green bushes, weary trees and has a darker atmosphere in the forest. The grass isn't as lively as expected. It was more dull looking.

The white text in the button-left visually pops up reading, "SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS: 1653"

The scene pans on some kind of small village far away, which seems to be next to the mellow forest. It slowly moves upward with peace and quiet as the white text then fades away. It seems strange here... no chatter, no critter noises, nothing... Just full of pure silence.

The scene walks in where there's a closer look of this unusual village. There are stoned pathways, dull grass of course... and wood-built houses that look almost as weary and boring as the trees. They look the exact same from across each other. As soon as the scene shows a full look of the village, suddenly, a glimpse of a young girl quickly sprint on screen.

The suspense starts to play out while focusing on the poor girl, fleeing away from something. As far as the scene reveals, the girl has frizzy, red hair that is very... fiery-like. Has a heart shape almost.

She has a dull red-orange buttoned vest with a dirtied blouse underneath. Her blouse contains puffed, wilted sleeves and a long green dress. Then, it pans to the girl's moving feet. She's wearing long white socks and black Mary Jane flats. The scene gets to pan on the girl's head as she turns her head back. That girl is no other but the young, Winifred Sanderson.

By her front buck frown and a stern look from her dark-brown eyes, she seems to be pretty upset. She kept running, pushing one of the townspeople out of her path.

WINIFRED SANDERSON

Out of my way!

She yelled, filled with impatience. She kept running, of course but several of the townspeople looked at her with bewilderment and shock. It's as if they saw a grizzly bear. Winifred then saw a young woman holding her basket of beets, standing right where she's running towards.

WINIFRED SANDERSON

Move it! Can't you see I'm running!?

The fierce girl then pushes the woman away while running off. The woman gasps as she and her basket of beets fell. The beets were thrown and drop to the dirty ground. The woman then bent down, picking them up as quick as she could as she immediately look at the running girl with rage.

YOUNG WOMAN

Where's her manners?!

The red-head doesn't care about her rudeness, she still kept running. She then finds one of the houses across from other dull houses. There it was, a small, wooden cabin. The cabin looks as if it's handmade. Winifred then runs inside and slams the front door.