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Director Mike Egan Joins Good Behavior
Good Behavior, the comedy commercial production outfit recently launched by director Pete Marquis and his partners Victoria Guenier and Adam Lawson, have brought Mike Egan on board as the companyโs first director signing. This also happens to be Eganโs first signing for commercial representation; he has been helming spots freelance for almost four years. Egan has a deep affinity for oddball characters who find themselves in unusual circumstances. He likes capturing these characters with simple, yet dynamic images that let them shine through in all their glory and connect with audiences.
โThe Good Behavior name is more than just a name,โ said Egan. โThe things they care about and the things I care about are like a Venn diagram, circles sitting atop one another. And I love the fact that their logo is a baby cherub smoking a cigarette!โ
The last two or three years, whenever I found a piece of work out in the world that I loved, when I tried to find out who made it, all roads led to Pete. Iโve been biding my time for quite a while, being very deliberate about my career, building my reel, having lots of conversations in the business. I had faith that the right folks would find me. Good Behavior finally did.โ
Marquis said, โAfter seeing Mikeโs work, I got the sense he wasnโt out to make ads for adโs sake. Heโs not going for the easy laugh or cliche construct. His left of center point of view is on full display in his work. And still heโs able to impart originality in a way that enhances the concept without getting in the way of it. I want to see more of Mikeโs work out there in the world. And I want to see more of Mike. Iโm thrilled to have an excuse to make both those things happen.โ
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