Medium long shot, exterior: a beach somewhere on the west coast of the U.S. The time is shortly after sunrise. We can see the limb of the sun in upper left of shot. MANFRED is sitting in the sand below the dunes watching the tide come in. He does not move during this sequence. Medium closeup on MANFRED. Sun has begun to light the left side of his face and body.
Closeup on MANFRED. Sunlight more intense. We see he is wearing dark shades and has a pensive, disconnected expression. Pull back to show MANFRED as water floods up around his feet. He does not move.
Continue pulling back. Surf continues to run up toward the dunes, submerging lower parts of MANFRED.