Clip Embraced By Americana Highways,
IndiMusic TV And Ditty TV
NASHVILLE – Sean Harrison’s debut music video, “Halfway From Nashville,” presents a rather forlorn vision of a down-and-out songwriter who turns to Country icons for answers to his “bedraggled” life. The clip is airing now on Americana Highways, IndiMusic TV and Ditty TV.
Harrison takes the starring role here, portraying a storyline running parallel to that of the song’s. Our scruffy songwriter struggles to start a lawn mower to beat back the jungle that his yard has become, a subtle nod to a life out of control. As the mower fires, the work is done in fits and starts. About halfway through the chore, the character pauses to lovingly look through photographs of kinder days. The pain of the past seems overwhelming – but is then lightened with the inevitable arrival of a friend with a bottle in a brown paper sack. Another tragedy in the making – or possibly the start of another great song.
Interspersed with the outdoor footage are studio scenes showing Sean singing and laughing at the antics in the control room, offering his true self as a counterpoint to the denuded character he plays. Interesting slow-motion effects are used in key sections, and the viewer’s attention is held with some surprising angles and pans. The video was produced by Ted Runnels and Harrison and directed by Jane Hunt for LensAudio. The video was shot in Sean’s hometown of Fayetteville, Arkansas. “The production company had to twist my arm to get me to play this role,” Sean admits. “But they promised it would be fun – and it was a blast. For a sad sack of a song it was an engaging process. And they told me they’d make me look handsome,” he adds with a laugh. Sean’s previous acting experience includes the role of a truck-stop porn shop stalker in Season 3 of HBO’s “True Detective.”