Rolling the Dice... On Camera! (The Die Guys) with Moira Joy Smith
About this episode
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com
Moira Joy "MJ" Smith is the Dungeon Master for the Try Guys D&D actual play show "The Die Guys". She created the show in 2024 along with the Try Guys, and I was her right-hand dude during production and the show's video editor.
Today, ahead of a whole series I have planned later this fall on actual play, MJ and I sit down to talk about how we made The Die Guys. We start with a bunch of background - how shows get made for YouTube at large, how the Try Guys specifically make shows, and how this show came about - but we get granular to, all the way down to how I made choices in the edit about whether to leave in or cut individual jokes.
Further Reading
The Try Guys streaming service, where you can find The Die Guys season 2
The Die Guys episode 1 on YouTube
Socials
The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com
Our logo was designed by sporgory, our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.
Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show!
Support Dice Exploder on Patreon!
Get every episode summarized
Each time Dice Exploder publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Dice Exploder
Keys (Lady Blackbird) with Whitney Delaglio
Dice Exploder
Weak, Strong, and Regular Moves (Dream Askew / Dream Apart) with Austin Walker
Dice Exploder
The Awards 2024 with Nico MacDougall
Dice Exploder
Lures (Heaven in the Dust) with Barclay Travis and Bee Alexander
Dice Exploder