Hightide: Breaking In — Feature Film Treatment

Logline A former competitive surfer turned coastal-rescue volunteer must confront her traumatic past and a corrupt beachfront developer when a sudden, deadly high tide exposes a smuggler's cache and threatens her tight-knit seaside town.

• Betty as protagonist archetypes:
  • What does the tide “want” in the text—destruction, renewal, reclamation?
  • Is Betty acted upon, or does she act? Provide textual evidence.
  • How does the text balance the literal and metaphorical uses of the sea?
  • If the tide represents social forces, which ones specifically?

  It might be a line from a song or spoken word piece – If you recall the artist or genre, that could help.

  The Toe Check: When you first put the boot on, you should be able to wiggle your toes vertically. If you cannot, the boot is too small. If your heel lifts more than a quarter inch, it is too large. The Hightide Breaking In Betty process fixes width and arch, not length.