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Opposites: black/white (The Defiant Ones), neat/sloppy (The Odd Couple), East/West (Shanghai Noon). The list is never ending. Why? Because in screenwriting when you force opposite characters to interact with each other, sparks fly. Conflict! Tension! Obstacles! This is writing gold and the stuff screenwriting is made of. Yet understanding the polarity of each character's position is crucial, and for the most part, it comes down to research and objective listening with understanding. However, one of the most difficult character oppositions to tackle is also one of the…

Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Family / Fantasy Movie Time: 152 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Haggrid visits Harry Potter on his eleventh birthday, much to the dismay of Harry's adoptive muggle family, the Dursleys. Haggrid reveals that Harry will be a great wizard someday and gives him a letter welcoming him to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (00:15:05)