format - hd

credits
producer - current tv
director of photography - donnie eichar
editor - evan stone

original film treatment:
in the early '90s, a passionate and unrestrained movement of singers emerged from the underground that would test the extreme limits of the human voice. heeding the call of the warriors of rock and metal for over 15 years, melissa cross developed a groundbreaking vocal training method that has since been embraced by famous artists who value raw power and passion above everything in their performance. screaming is part of a new up-and-coming generation of real-life rock 'n rollers where passion and sincerity and reality are absolutely necessary and required. melissa cross is a revolutionary rock artist who specializes in teaching "screaming" and has created a unique style for rock singing.

the backbone of this piece will feature compelling and hilarious vocal demonstrations, interviews with some of her current rock star students and explore the origin of the "tortured throat scream". for the modern metal vocalist, the ability to scream like a fiend night after night is just part of the job. who needs strepsils when you've got melissa?

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