Warrior Rewind, a program created by students for students, was created to give the chance for students to develop skills and knowledge in the production of both television and online content. This program provides students who were unable to attend sporting events with not only a recap of what was missed but also up close and personal interviews with coaches and athletes.

What is Warrior Rewind?

Warrior Rewind is a show that was created during the 2013 spring semester and runs out of the media department at CSU Stanislaus. While it was a program created to give students a recap on what they missed from not attending a sporting event, creator and alumni, Kenneth Mashinchi, states that it had a much bigger purpose.

“Warrior Rewind was created to provide students the opportunity to gain experience in producing content for TV and online. It is a great chance to explore sports journalism if it is an interest a student may have,” says founder Mashinchi.

Mashinchi is an example of someone who reached the goals he hoped others could reach by participating in Warrior Rewind. He said, “I learned a lot from creating and producing the show and I am glad to see it is still operating for other students.”

The Faces Behind the Scenes

Being that this program has been running for five years, there have been many people who have worked on this program. The current head of the program is CSU Stanislaus senior, Megan Lavilla. When asked about how she came upon this position, Lavilla responded, “So I was given my position from the producer before me, my mentor and dear friend Trisha Garcia, who took over from the original producer and founder Kenny Mashinchi. But the original idea was that there was hardly any broadcasting or video journalism opportunity at the time so he produced this show and it has been passed down to me into what it is today. This show would give experience to journalists who wanted and loved this area of media and gave room to explore our creative thinking through videography.”

As the head producer, Lavilla has many responsibilities to attend to, especially because she is in charge of seven people. “I am the head producer, director, and editor of Warrior Rewind. My responsibilities include covering and delegating each home game to a reporter, teaching basic interviewing and coverage to each reporter, as well as basics for camera grips, and running each live show with the help from my technical director,” states Lavilla. She is passionate about this program and plans on a career in the production business.

CSU Stanislaus Senior, Nicole Dunlap, is one of the anchors for Warrior Rewind. She came across her position after being approached by Lavilla. Dunlap felt that she could not pass up the opportunity and stated, “Students should be interested in warrior rewind because it is the best outlet to receive all sports-related news in one spot. I also think the reporters and producers are great at delivering the information.”

Despite not being a sports journalist, Dunlap still enjoys the content of Warrior Rewind. She even has hopes for the future and growth of the program. She specifies that she would like to see the show shift and begin to cover other topics that are occurring in the community and around campus.

Program Creation and Episode Production Process

The development process was fairly simple according to Kenneth Mashinchi. He says, “I had created a show for The Signal called Signal Live the previous semester, so I took many of the elements from that and changed it to a sports theme. But picking theme music, building a virtual studio (thanks Jerry!) and figuring out how the show would flow in terms of content were the main parts of the creation process.”

While the program is finished being established, its creating process isn’t. About every week, a new episode is filmed, edited, cut, produced, and posted for everyone to see. Current producer Megan Lavilla states, “One episode takes a full week, from planning who to cover the home games, to filming and recording b-roll and interviews, to editing, to the live show we put on at the end of the week.” It is a long process but with teamwork, it can be done.

Lavilla’s first episode came out earlier this week. She says that Warrior Rewind can be found on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. All are listed under Warrior Rewind.

How Can I get involved?

Megan Lavilla says, “We are always looking for people who want to pursue and learn more about broadcast media and we are currently taking reporters, anchors, and camera grips. You can get in touch with me or my co-producer.”    

Lavilla wants those who want to get involved to remember, “This is not a club, but more so a broadcast media station where you learn and grow through hands-on experience.” Her email is [email protected].

As the head producer and program director of Warrior Rewind, Lavilla is looking for someone to take on as her apprentice. This person will receive training in all of the production techniques, ranging from filming to editing.

The first episode is now posted and can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GZr_I-h60&t=147s.