Episode One: The Local Legend

**"The Local Legend"** is the first episode of *Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story*. The town of Sleepy Hollow is introduced to viewers as Ichabod Crane explores the town and attends the mayor's invite only party.

## Watch it Here!

* "Episode One: The Local Legend" on *Youtube*

## Plot

Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow Middle School's new science teacher, has just moved into Sleepy Hollow and gotten directions from Deidrich Knickerbocker in the form of a song. However, Ichabod has some trouble following these directions and ends up in a cursed bog. After some uncomfortable squishing, he eventually finds his new abode, an old Dutch House. When he opens the door, he is met by his new landlady Douffe Martling. During their conversation, she continues to raise his rent while explaining that she can do whatever she wants. She also explains that Judy Gardenier, the Mayor's assistant, has left him an invite to Mayor Van Tassel's annual Autumn Gala. He is very honoured. Ultimately, his rent raises by $1,000 which causes him to need a roomate.

While putting up posters for a roomate, Ichabod stops by Colonial Drugs 'N' Stuff. There he meets a mean witch named Matilda Bishop and the snarky yet lovely Kat Van Tassel. Kat talks with him about why he came to town and the mysterious disappearance of the last science teacher. She says that many locals suspect it was something strange in the forest or a curse, but she thinks he just got tired of Sleepy Hollow and left (who could blame him). He tries to ask her to show him around town, but she turns him down. Instead, they discuss the mayor's annual Autumn Gala that is happening tomorrow night. Eventually, Icabod leaves to continue his search for a roomate.

The next day, he attends the mayor's invite only Autumn Gala. Judy greets him at the door and helps him meet other townsfolk. He is introduced for the first time to Eugene Trousers, Ramona Trousers, Dr. Geoffrey Crayon, Trevor Trinkets, Mayor Baltus Van Tassel, Tripp, Cal, Blair, and Brom Bones. Brom is also Ichabod's coworker at the middle school; he teaches gym and attempted to be the substitute science teacher. While speaking with Brom, Ichabod spots Kat and Matilda out on the patio. He leaves Brom and his babes to go and try to talk to them. The pair does not seem to enjoy him interrupting their conversation, but they try to humor him. Matilda turns his white wine to red to show him that she is a witch. However, Kat cautions that he should not drink it because it is probably poisoned it. After Matilda leaves, Kat and Ichabod talk about their lives before they met eachother. Ichabod explains that after his grandmother died, he wanted to see the world, so he moved to Sleepy Hollow. Kat believes this is a lie. Brom bursts in during their conversation. He takes it upon himself to reveal that he is into the subjects of english and history such as The Headless Horseman.

According to Brom, The Headless Horseman is, "an aggro Hessian mercenary hired by the Brits to fight during the Revolutionary War. [Who was] decapitated on the battlefield, he wanders the woods at night, unable to pass on until he is reunited with his head." He warns that the night is perfect for encountering The Headless Horseman. Ichabod is skeptical and does not believe in such things.

On Ichabod's way home from the party, Brom unsuccessfully tries to scare him in a fake Headless Horseman costume. The two end up talking about a piece of jewelry that is in Ichabod's possession. When a horse whinnies, they both turn to look. A far scarier foe is charging towards them. Meer feet away from them, The Headless Horseman jumps off their steed and holds out Ichabod's poster for a roomate.

## Credits

### Cast

* James Tolbert as Rip Van Winkle
* Jon Cozart as Diedrich Knickerbocker
* Sean Persaud as Ichabod Crane
* Joanna Sotomura as Douffe Martling
* Sinéad Persaud as Matilda Bishop
* Mary Kate Wiles as Kat Van Tassel
* Krystina Arielle as Judy Gardenier
* Mai Jensen, Erin McKenna,& Lisel Perrine as Party Goers
* Curt Mega as Eugene Trousers
* Kim Whalen as Ramona Trousers
* Parvesh Cheena as Geoffrey Crayon
* Christopher Higgins as Trevor Trinkets
* John Rubinstein as Baltus Van Tassel
* Sarah Grace Hart as Lucretia Lazenby
* Gabe Greenspan as Brom Bones
* Joey Richter as Tripp
* Corey Lubowich as Cal
* Brian Rosenthal as Blair
* Tom DeTrinis as The Headless Horseman
* Odysseus as The Headless Horseman's Horse

### Crew

* Written & Created by Sean Persaud & Sinead Persaud
* Directed by William J. Stribling
* First Assistant Director: Ryan Murtha
* Second Assistant Director: Nick Dugan
* Script Supervisor: Davis DuBose-Marler
* Production Assistants: Willoughby Atkinson, Stacy Baker, Lawrence Carter, Dominique Ellis, Atlas Fitzhugh, Madi Flesch, Mai Jensen, Lisel Perrine
* Executive Producers: Gregg Gibbons & April Morris, Paul Komoroski, Shao Chih Kuo, Michael Walsh, Jane Leach
* Produced by: Sarah Grace Hart, Sean Persaud, Sinead Persaud, Mary Kate Wiles
* Line Producer: Liam Parry
* Director of Photography: Alex Gallitano
* First Assistant Camera: Devin Hassan
* Second Assistant Camera: Nic Palermo, Osiris Larkin
* Second Unit Director of Photography: Adam Gundersheimer
* Gaffer: Lawrence Le
* Key Grip: Brian Scott
* Best Boy Electric: Nicholas Lombardo
* Best Boy Grip: Jess Paul
* Additional Electric: John Elkin, Emma Forthofer, Michael Liska, Christian Medina
* Additional Grip: Alex Burdick, Edgar Machuca
* Swings: Ethan Beretz, Bowas Yang, J.D. Arterberry
* Production Designer: Alexander Whittenberg
* Art Director: Duncan Reddy
* Assistant Art Director: Rey Romero
* Art Department Assistants: Erin McKenna, Matthew Pinkney
* Wardrobe Supervisor: Sarah Grace Hart
* Headless Horseman Costume Designed by Morgan Gannes
* Makeup Artists: Roxanne McDanel, Maddie Webb
* Hair Stylist: Crystal Blockson
* Edited by: Raymond Fraser
* Visual Effects by: FXitinPost
* VFX Supervisor: Christopher Clements
* VFX Artists: Ivan Hryhorjuk, Martin Siuda, Cody Stoltz
* Digital Intermediate Services Provided by: Sodalite Color
* Colorist: Tam Le
* Di Editor: Justin Allison
* Di Coordinator: John Daniels-Riveros
* Logo Design: Corey Lubowich
* Original Music by: Dylan Glatthorn
* Original Songs by: Jon Cozart, Sean Persaud & Sinead Persaud
* Saxophonist: Ryan W. Garcia
* Production Sound Mixer: Will Kioultzopoulos
* Post Production Sound Facility: Mayer Sound
* Re-Recording Mixer: Jeremy Barr
* Sound Design: Jeremy Barr
* Foley Artists: Horst Schnattler, Eli Frauscher
* Horse Trainer: Lia Coulombe
* Stunt Rider: Chelsie Coulombe
* Stunt Horse: Odysseus
* Covid Compliance Officer: Erin Elizabeth Parry
* Heritage Square Museum Site Rep: Kori Capaldi
* Rustic Oaks Ranch Site Rep: Mike Stuart
* On-Set Photographer: Christopher Higgins

## Production

Episode One was filmed over the course of multiple days at Heritage Square and Rustic Oaks Ranch. The scenes including the horse were filmed on Shipwrecked's final day, which took place at Rustic Oaks. They filmed at night and it was very cold (for LA).

If you go onto Twitter, several PAs have shared BTS pictures and details relating to this episode. For example, the "mayor-naise" that Brom Bones eats is actually whipped cream with food colouring. To film certian scenes that allowed two focuses on camera that were on different planes, Shipwrecked used a tool called a split diopter.

## Trivia

* The episode is Shipwrecked's 150th public video on their channel.
* It is currently one of the 25 most viewed videos on Shipwrecked's channel.
* Originally, in the script, there was set to be a scene between Brom and Matilda during the gala. After Matilda leaves Kat on the patio, she runs into Brom. The two are very cold to eachother and Matilda mentions how Kat is speaking to Ichabod outside. This is what causes Brom to head out to the porch. The writers wanted to include it to help showcase the evolution of Brom and Matilda's relationship. But, it had to be scrapped before filming because of constraints.

1. ↑ Matthew Pinkney's Blog
2. ↑ Mary Kate Wiles explaining split diopter
3. ↑ "Adopt a Stray Stream" on *Youtube* (Timestamp: 34:45-35:46)