diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/Spinner/Spinner.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
index e6ffa715e8..6f0fde07c7 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/Spinner/Spinner.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@ const Line = ({ yah }:{ yah: any }) => <polyline {...{
     transform: `rotate(${ 30 * yah })`,
   }}/>;
 
-export default function Spinner() {
-  return <svg {...{ className: "fy-spinner", height: 32, viewBox: "0 0 32 32", width: 32 }}>
+export default function Spinner({
+  size= 32
+}:{
+  size?:number
+}) {
+  return <svg {...{ className: "fy-spinner", height: size, viewBox: "0 0 32 32", width: size }}>
     { [...Array(12)].map((l,key) => <Line {...{ key, yah: key }}/>) }
 </svg>;
 };
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/VideoPlayer.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/VideoPlayer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e025fe7032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/VideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import React, {
+  useRef,
+  useCallback,
+  useReducer,
+} from "react";
+
+import { VideoFakeyou } from "components/common";
+import { VideoFakeyouProps } from "../VideoFakeyou/VideoFakeyou";
+import { QuickTrimData } from "./utilities";
+
+import {
+  reducer,
+  initialState,
+  ACTION_TYPES
+} from "./reducer";
+import {
+  VideoElementContext
+} from "./contexts";
+
+import { VideoTakeover } from "./components/VideoTakeover";
+import { ScrubberBar } from "./components/ScrubberBar";
+import { ControlBar } from "./components/ControlBar";
+
+import './styles.scss';
+
+
+interface VideoPlayerProps extends VideoFakeyouProps {
+  debug?: boolean
+  height?: number
+  // onSelectTrim: (values: QuickTrimData) => void;
+  // trimStartSeconds: number;
+  // trimEndSeconds: number;
+}
+
+export const VideoPlayer = ({
+  debug: propsDebug = false,
+  height=500,
+  // onSelectTrim,
+  // trimStartSeconds: propsTrimStartSeconds,
+  // trimEndSeconds : propsTrimEndSeconds,
+  ...rest
+}: VideoPlayerProps) => {
+  const debug = true || propsDebug;
+  if(debug) console.log(`reRENDER VideoQuickTrim @${String(Date.now()).slice(-5)}`)
+  const [compState, dispatchCompState] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
+
+  const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
+  const videoRefCallback = useCallback(node => {
+    function handleLoadedmetadata (){
+      dispatchCompState({
+        type: ACTION_TYPES.ON_LOADED_METADATA,
+        payload:{ videoDuration: node.duration,}
+      });
+    };
+    if (node !== null) {
+      // DOM node referenced by ref has changed and exists
+      videoRef.current = node;
+      node.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", handleLoadedmetadata);
+    } // else{} DOM node referenced by ref has been unmounted
+
+    return()=>{
+        node?.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata",handleLoadedmetadata);
+    }
+
+  }, [
+    // No Dependency !
+  ]); //END videoRefCallback\
+
+  return(
+    <VideoElementContext.Provider value={videoRef.current}>
+      <div className="fy-video-quicktrim2">
+        <div className="video-wrapper">
+          <VideoFakeyou
+            debug={false}
+            height={height}
+            controls={false}
+            // muted={compState.isMuted}
+            ref={videoRefCallback}
+            {...rest}
+          />
+
+          {/* components that takes over for spinner and warning message */}
+          <VideoTakeover height={height} status={compState.status}/>
+        </div>{/* END of Video Wrapper */}
+        <ScrubberBar />
+        <ControlBar debug={debug} status={compState.status}/>
+      </div>
+    </VideoElementContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ButtonPlaypause.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ButtonPlaypause.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94aa11dafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ButtonPlaypause.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React, {
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useState
+} from "react";
+
+import {
+  faPlay,
+  faPause,
+} from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
+
+import { Button } from "components/common";
+import {VideoElementContext} from '../../contexts';
+
+export function ButtonPlaypause (){
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [playpause, setPlaypause] = useState<"playing"|"paused">("paused");
+  const togglePlaypause = ()=>{
+    if (playpause === "playing") vidEl?.pause();
+    else vidEl?.play();
+  }
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    const setPlaying = ()=>setPlaypause("playing");
+    const setPaused = ()=>setPlaypause("paused");
+    if(vidEl!==null){
+      vidEl.addEventListener("play", setPlaying );
+      vidEl.addEventListener("pause", setPaused);
+    }
+    return()=>{
+      if(vidEl!==null){
+        vidEl.removeEventListener("play", setPlaying);
+        vidEl.removeEventListener("pause", setPaused);
+      }
+    };
+  },[vidEl]);
+
+  return(
+    <Button
+      className="button-playpause"
+      icon={ playpause === "playing" ? faPause : faPlay }
+      variant="secondary"
+      onClick={togglePlaypause}
+    />
+  )
+}
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ControlBar.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ControlBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e9ba4e807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/ControlBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import React, { 
+} from 'react';
+
+// import { SelectionBubbles } from "components/common";
+import { STATE_STATUSES } from "../../reducer";
+import { ButtonPlaypause } from './ButtonPlaypause';
+import { LabelTimeDuration } from  "./LabelTimeDuration"
+
+export const ControlBar = ({
+  debug: propsDebug = false,
+  status
+}:{
+  debug?:boolean;
+  status: string;
+})=>{
+  const debug = false || propsDebug;
+  if (debug) console.log("reRENDERING ------ ControlBar");
+
+  if (status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED){
+    return(
+      <div className="d-flex w-100 justify-content-between mt-3 flex-wrap">
+        <div className="playpause-external d-flex align-items-center flex-wrap mb-2">
+          <ButtonPlaypause />
+          {/* <Button
+            className="button-repeat"
+            icon={faArrowsRepeat}
+            variant={isRepeatOn ? "primary":"secondary"}
+            onClick={()=>dispatchCompState({type:ACTION_TYPES.TOGGLE_REPEAT})}
+          /> */}
+          {/* <Button
+            className="button-mute"
+            icon={isMuted ? faVolumeSlash : faVolume}
+            variant="secondary"
+            onClick={()=>dispatchCompState({type:ACTION_TYPES.TOGGLE_MUTE})}
+          /> */}
+          <LabelTimeDuration />
+        </div>
+        {/* <SelectionBubbles
+          options={Object.keys(TRIM_OPTIONS)}
+          onSelect={handleSetTrimDuration}
+          selectedStyle="outline"
+        /> */}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }else{
+    console.log('TODO: ControlBar should rendering loading state instead of null');
+    return null;
+  }
+};
+
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/LabelTimeDuration.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/LabelTimeDuration.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..142741617f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/LabelTimeDuration.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import React, {
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useState
+} from "react";
+
+import { formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS } from "../../utilities";
+import { VideoElementContext } from '../../contexts';
+
+export function LabelTimeDuration(){
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState<number>(vidEl?.duration || 0);
+  //vidEl context is guarunteed to exist via the load order
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    const handleTimeStamp = ()=>setCurrentTime(vidEl?.currentTime ||0);
+    const handleDuration = ()=>setDuration(vidEl?.duration ||0);
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("timeupdate", handleTimeStamp);
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("durationchange", handleDuration);
+    return()=>{
+      vidEl?.removeEventListener("timeupdate",handleTimeStamp);
+      vidEl?.addEventListener("durationchange", handleDuration);
+    }
+  },[vidEl]);
+  
+  return(
+    <div className="playtime d-flex">
+      <span>
+        <p>
+          {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(currentTime)}`}
+        </p>
+      </span>
+      <div>/</div>
+      <span>
+        <p>
+          {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(duration)}`}
+        </p>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/index.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e2c28cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ControlBar/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { ControlBar } from "./ControlBar";
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ProgressBar.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ProgressBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbb916dbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import React, {
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from 'react';
+
+import { VideoElementContext } from '../../contexts';
+
+export const ProgressBar = ()=>{
+    // console.log("reRENDERING -------- ScrubberBar");
+
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [buffered, setBuffered] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [portionPlayed, setPortionPlayed] = useState<number>(0);
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    function handleBuffer(){
+      if(vidEl && vidEl.buffered.length > 0){
+        const bufferEnd = vidEl.buffered.end(vidEl.buffered.length-1);
+        const allLoaded = (bufferEnd === vidEl.duration);
+        // console.log(`end:${bufferEnd} === ${vidEl.duration} = ${allLoaded}`);
+        if(allLoaded) vidEl.removeEventListener("timeupdate", handleBuffer);
+        setBuffered((curr)=>{
+          if(curr!==bufferEnd) return bufferEnd;
+          else return curr
+        });
+      }
+    }
+    function handlePortionPlayed(){
+      if(vidEl){
+        setPortionPlayed(vidEl.currentTime / vidEl.duration * 100);
+      }
+    }
+
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("timeupdate", handleBuffer);
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("timeupdate", handlePortionPlayed);
+    setTimeout(handleBuffer, 500); // delaying for first load;
+    return ()=>{
+      vidEl?.removeEventListener("timeupdate", handleBuffer);
+      vidEl?.removeEventListener("timeupdate", handlePortionPlayed);
+    };
+  },[vidEl]);
+
+  if(vidEl){
+    return(
+      <div className="progress-bar">
+        <span className="loaded" style={{width: (buffered / vidEl.duration* 100) + "%"}} />
+        <span className="played" style={{width: portionPlayed + "%"}} />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  else return null;
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ScrubberBar.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ScrubberBar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b27bddfc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/ScrubberBar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+import { ProgressBar } from "./ProgressBar";
+
+export const ScrubberBar = ({
+  debug: propsDebug = false,
+  status,
+}:{
+  debug?: boolean;
+  status: string;
+})=>{
+  const debug = false || propsDebug;
+  if (debug) console.log("reRENDERING ------ ScrubberBar");
+
+  return(
+    <div className="scrubber-bar">
+      <ProgressBar />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/index.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1012263d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/ScrubberBar/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { ScrubberBar } from "./ScrubberBar";
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/VideoTakeover.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/VideoTakeover.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a56c05695d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/components/VideoTakeover.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import React, {
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useState,
+} from "react";
+
+import {
+  faPlay,
+  faPause,
+} from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
+
+import { useLocalize } from "hooks";
+import Spinner from "components/common/Spinner";
+import { STATE_STATUSES } from "../reducer";
+import { VideoElementContext } from "../contexts";
+
+export function VideoTakeover({
+  status,
+  height
+}:{
+  status: string;
+  height:number;
+}){
+  const { t } = useLocalize("vidEl");
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [playpause, setPlaypause] = useState<"playing"|"paused">("paused");
+  const togglePlaypause = ()=>{
+    if (playpause === "playing") vidEl?.pause();
+    else vidEl?.play();
+  }
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    const setPlaying = ()=>setPlaypause("playing");
+    const setPaused = ()=>setPlaypause("paused");
+    if(vidEl!==null){
+      vidEl.addEventListener("play", setPlaying );
+      vidEl.addEventListener("pause", setPaused);
+    }
+    return()=>{
+      if(vidEl!==null){
+        vidEl.removeEventListener("play", setPlaying);
+        vidEl.removeEventListener("pause", setPaused);
+      }
+    };
+  },[vidEl]);
+
+
+  if(status === STATE_STATUSES.INIT){
+    return(
+      <div className="video-takeover">
+        <div className="video-takeover-inner loading">
+          <Spinner size={height/5}/>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }else if(status === STATE_STATUSES.ERROR_VIDEO_TOO_SHORT){
+    return(
+      <div className="video-takeover">
+        <div className="video-takeover-inner">
+          <h1>{t('error.videoTooShort')}</h1>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }else if(status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED){
+    return(
+      <div className="playpause-overlay" onClick={togglePlaypause}>
+        {playpause === "playing" && (
+          <FontAwesomeIcon
+            className="playpause-icon"
+            icon={faPause}
+            size="8x"
+          />
+        )}
+        {playpause === "paused" && (
+          <FontAwesomeIcon
+            className="playpause-icon"
+            icon={faPlay}
+            size="8x"
+          />
+        )}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  return null; //no take overs
+}
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/contexts.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/contexts.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bab30c20eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/contexts.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import {createContext} from 'react';
+
+export const VideoElementContext = createContext<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
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diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/index.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ef55e64b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { VideoPlayer } from  './VideoPlayer'
+
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/reducer.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/reducer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c5efbdea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/reducer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import {
+  MIN_VID_DURATION,
+} from "./utilities";
+
+export enum STATE_STATUSES {
+  INIT = "init",
+  VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED = "video_metadata_loaded",
+  ERROR_VIDEO_TOO_SHORT = "error_video_too_short",
+  ERROR_LOAD_ORDER = "error_load_order",
+  ERROR_ACTION_TYPE = "error_no_such_action"
+};
+
+export type State = {
+  status: string;
+  errorMessage: string[];
+  videoDuration: number | undefined;
+  canNotTrim: boolean | undefined;
+};
+export const initialState = {
+  status: STATE_STATUSES.INIT,
+  errorMessage : [],
+  videoDuration: undefined,
+  canNotTrim: undefined,
+}
+
+export enum ACTION_TYPES {
+  ON_LOADED_METADATA = "on_loaded_metadata",
+};
+
+export type Action = 
+  | {type: ACTION_TYPES.ON_LOADED_METADATA, payload: {videoDuration: number}};
+
+export function reducer(state: State, action: Action): State {
+  switch(action.type){
+    case ACTION_TYPES.ON_LOADED_METADATA:{
+      if(action.payload.videoDuration >= MIN_VID_DURATION){
+        return{
+          ...state,
+          status: STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED,
+          videoDuration: action.payload.videoDuration,
+        }
+      }else{
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          status: STATE_STATUSES.ERROR_VIDEO_TOO_SHORT,
+          errorMessage: [...state.errorMessage, `Videos need to be at least ${MIN_VID_DURATION}s long`],
+          videoDuration: action.payload.videoDuration,
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    default:{
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        status: STATE_STATUSES.ERROR_ACTION_TYPE,
+        errorMessage: [...state.errorMessage, "Reducer Action switch's default case is reached"]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/styles.scss b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/styles.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2056a73324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+@import "scss/colours.scss";
+
+$scrubber-bar-height: 2rem;
+
+.fy-video-quicktrim2{
+  .video-wrapper{
+    position: relative;
+    background-color: $bg;
+    border-radius: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0 0;
+    border-top: $panel-inner-border 1px solid;
+    border-left: $panel-inner-border 1px solid;
+    border-right: $panel-inner-border 1px solid;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    
+    .fy-video {
+      max-height: 500px;
+      width: 100%;
+      border-radius: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0 0;
+      border: none;
+
+      video {
+        border-radius: 0.5rem 0.5rem 0 0;
+      }
+    }
+    .video-takeover{
+      position: absolute;
+      display: block;
+      top:0;
+      left:0;
+      width:100%;
+      height: 100%;
+
+      .video-takeover-inner{
+        position:relative;
+        width:100%;
+        height: 100%;
+        &.loading{
+          background-color: $bg;
+          opacity: 0.7;
+        }
+        .fy-spinner{
+          position: absolute;
+          top:50%;
+          left:50%;
+          transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    .playpause-overlay {
+      position: absolute;
+      cursor: pointer;
+      height: 100%;
+      width: 100%;
+      top: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: center;
+      align-items: center;
+
+      svg {
+        opacity: 0;
+        transition: opacity 0.5s;
+      }
+      &:hover svg {
+        opacity: 1;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  .scrubber-bar {
+    position: relative;
+    height: $scrubber-bar-height;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    .progress-bar {
+      position: absolute;
+      height: 100%;
+      width: 100%;
+      top: 0;
+      left: 0;
+      background-color: $panel-inner-border;
+      border-radius: 0 0 0.5rem 0.5rem;
+      overflow: hidden;
+  
+      .played, .loaded{
+        position: absolute;
+        height: 100%;
+        top: 0;
+        left: 0;
+        opacity: 0.5;
+      }
+      .played{
+        background-color: $primary-dark;
+        transition: width 0.5s;
+      }
+      .loaded{
+        background-color: $gray-600;
+        transition: width 0.5s;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  .scrubber-wrapper{
+    box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px 0px rgba(0,0,0,1);
+  }
+  .trim-scrubber{
+    height: 3rem;
+    background-color: #e66462;
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    outline: 0.125rem $white solid;
+    border-top: 1rem $white solid;
+    border-radius: 0.25rem 0.25rem 0.125rem 0.125rem;
+    
+
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+
+    .fa-grip-dots {
+      margin-top: -1rem;
+      color: $panel-inner-border;
+    }
+  }
+  .playcursor {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    width: 0.5rem; //=8px
+    transform: translate(-3px, 0px);
+    height: $scrubber-bar-height;
+    background-color: $white;
+    border-radius: 1px;
+    box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
+  }
+
+  .playpause-external {
+    .button-playpause {
+      width: 55px;
+      height: 40px;
+      margin-right: 0.5rem;
+    }
+    .button-mute, .button-repeat{
+      width: 40px;
+      height: 40px;
+      margin-right: 0.5rem;
+    }
+    .playtime{
+      font-size: smaller;
+      span{
+        width: 50px;
+      }
+      div {
+        width: 10px;
+        margin-left: 3px;
+        margin-right: 5px;
+        text-align: center;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/utilities.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/utilities.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d8c907333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoPlayer/utilities.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//For integration into other components 
+export const TIME_CURSOR_WIDTH = 8;
+export const MIN_VID_DURATION = 3;
+export const ONE_MS = 0.001;
+
+export type QuickTrimData = {
+  trimStartSeconds: number;
+  trimEndSeconds: number;
+}
+
+export function roundToMilliseconds(floaty:number){
+  return Math.round(floaty*1000)/1000;
+}
+
+export function formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(seconds:number){
+  //example of the ISO String: 1970-01-01T00:01:40.774Z
+  const isoString = new Date(seconds * 1000).toISOString();
+  if(seconds > 3600)
+    return isoString.substring(11, 19) + "." + isoString.substring(20, 22)
+  else
+    return isoString.substring(14, 19) + "." + isoString.substring(20, 22);
+}
+
+export const TRIM_OPTIONS:{[key: string]: number } = {
+  "3s": 3,
+  "5s": 5,
+  "10s":10,
+  "15s":15
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/VideoQuickTrim.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/VideoQuickTrim.tsx
index 843a9f86bf..e8de96ead1 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/VideoQuickTrim.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/VideoQuickTrim.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, {
-  memo,
+  // memo,
   useCallback,
   useEffect,
   useReducer,
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ import {
   PLAYPUASE_STATES,
   STATE_STATUSES,
 } from "./reducer";
-import { VideoElementContext } from "./contexts";
+
+import {
+  VideoElementContext,
+} from "./contexts";
 
 import { QuickTrimData } from "./utilities";
 
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ interface VideoQuickTrimProps extends VideoFakeyouProps {
   trimEndSeconds: number;
 }
 
-export const VideoQuickTrim = memo(({
+export const VideoQuickTrim = ({
   debug: propsDebug = false,
   onSelect,
   trimStartSeconds: propsTrimStartSeconds,
@@ -46,13 +49,14 @@ export const VideoQuickTrim = memo(({
 }: VideoQuickTrimProps) => {
   const debug = true || propsDebug;
 
-  const { t } = useLocalize("VideoPlayerQuickTrim");
+  const { t } = useLocalize("vidEl");
   const [compState, dispatchCompState] = useReducer(reducer, initialState);
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement | null>(null);
 
   if(compState.status === STATE_STATUSES.LOAD_ORDER_ERROR){
     console.log(`${compState.errorMessage[compState.errorMessage.length -1]}`);
   }
+  if(debug) console.log("reRENDERING - Video Quicktrim");
 
   const videoRefCallback = useCallback(node => {
     function setPlaypause(newState: PLAYPUASE_STATES){
@@ -61,30 +65,29 @@ export const VideoQuickTrim = memo(({
         payload: { playpause: newState}
       })
     }
+    function handleLoadedmetadata (){
+      dispatchCompState({
+        type: ACTION_TYPES.ON_LOADED_METADATA,
+        payload:{ videoDuration: node.duration,}
+      });
+    };
     if (node !== null) { 
       // DOM node referenced by ref has changed and exists
       videoRef.current = node;
-      node.onloadedmetadata = ()=>{
-        dispatchCompState({
-          type: ACTION_TYPES.ON_LOADED_METADATA,
-          payload:{ videoDuration: node.duration,}
-        });
-      };
+  
+      node.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", handleLoadedmetadata);
 
       node.onplay = ()=>setPlaypause(PLAYPUASE_STATES.PLAYING);
       node.onpause = ()=>setPlaypause(PLAYPUASE_STATES.PAUSED);
       node.onended = ()=>setPlaypause(PLAYPUASE_STATES.ENDED);
+    } // else{} DOM node referenced by ref has been unmounted
+
+    
+    return()=>{
+      if(node!==null)
+        node.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata",handleLoadedmetadata);
+    }
 
-      node.onprogress = ()=>{
-        console.log(node.buffered);
-        if(node.buffered.length > 0){
-          dispatchCompState({
-            type: ACTION_TYPES.SET_VIDEO_LOAD_PROGRESS,
-            payload: {videoLoadProgress: node.buffered}
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    } // else{} DOM node referenced by ref has been unmounted 
   }, [
     // No Dependency !
   ]); //END videoRefCallback\
@@ -172,47 +175,48 @@ export const VideoQuickTrim = memo(({
           </div>
         }
       </div>{/* END of Video Wrapper */}
-      <VideoElementContext.Provider value={videoRef.current}>
-        <ProgressBar
-          debug={debug}
-          readyToMount={(compState.status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED)}
-          isRepeatOn={compState.isRepeatOn}
-          trimStartSeconds={compState.trimStartSeconds ||0}
-          trimEndSeconds={compState.trimEndSeconds ||0}
-          trimDuration={compState.trimDuration ||0}
-          playbarWidth={compState.playbarWidth ||0}
-          scrubberWidth={compState.scrubberWidth ||0}
-          videoBuffered={compState.videoLoadProgress || undefined}
-          videoDuration={compState.videoDuration ||0}
-          handlePlaypause={handlePlaypause}
-          dispatchCompState={dispatchCompState}
-          onPlayCursorChanged={(newPos: number)=>{
-            if(videoRef.current !== null && videoRef.current.currentTime
-              && compState.playbarWidth && compState.videoDuration){
-              const newTime = newPos / compState.playbarWidth * compState.videoDuration;
-              if(compState.trimStartSeconds
-                && compState.trimEndSeconds
-                && (newTime < compState.trimStartSeconds
-                  || newTime > compState.trimEndSeconds
-                )){
-                  disableRepeatOn();
+      {videoRef.current &&
+        <VideoElementContext.Provider value={videoRef.current}>
+          <ProgressBar
+            debug={debug}
+            readyToMount={(compState.status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED)}
+            isRepeatOn={compState.isRepeatOn}
+            trimStartSeconds={compState.trimStartSeconds ||0}
+            trimEndSeconds={compState.trimEndSeconds ||0}
+            trimDuration={compState.trimDuration ||0}
+            playbarWidth={compState.playbarWidth ||0}
+            scrubberWidth={compState.scrubberWidth ||0}
+            videoDuration={compState.videoDuration ||0}
+            handlePlaypause={handlePlaypause}
+            dispatchCompState={dispatchCompState}
+            onPlayCursorChanged={(newPos: number)=>{
+              if(videoRef.current !== null && videoRef.current.currentTime
+                && compState.playbarWidth && compState.videoDuration){
+                const newTime = newPos / compState.playbarWidth * compState.videoDuration;
+                if(compState.trimStartSeconds
+                  && compState.trimEndSeconds
+                  && (newTime < compState.trimStartSeconds
+                    || newTime > compState.trimEndSeconds
+                  )){
+                    disableRepeatOn();
+                }
+                videoRef.current.currentTime = newTime;
               }
-              videoRef.current.currentTime = newTime;
-            }
-          }}
-        />
-      </VideoElementContext.Provider>
-      <ControlBar
-        debug={debug}
-        readyToMount={(compState.status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED)}
-        videoCurrentTime={videoRef.current?.currentTime}
-        videoDuration={videoRef.current?.duration}
-        isMuted={compState.isMuted}
-        isRepeatOn={compState.isRepeatOn}
-        playpause={compState.playpause}
-        handlePlaypause={togglePlaypause}
-        dispatchCompState={dispatchCompState}
-      />
+            }}
+          />
+        
+          <ControlBar
+            debug={debug}
+            readyToMount={(compState.status === STATE_STATUSES.VIDEO_METADATA_LOADED)}
+            isMuted={compState.isMuted}
+            isRepeatOn={compState.isRepeatOn}
+            playpause={compState.playpause}
+            handlePlaypause={togglePlaypause}
+            dispatchCompState={dispatchCompState}
+          />
+
+        </VideoElementContext.Provider>
+      }
     </div>
   );
-});
+};
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ControlBar.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ControlBar.tsx
index 9de2007151..501689333f 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ControlBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ControlBar.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import React, { memo } from 'react'
+import React, { 
+  useState,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+} from 'react';
+
 import {
   faArrowsRepeat,
   faPlay,
@@ -15,12 +20,11 @@ import {
   PLAYPUASE_STATES
 } from '../reducer';
 import { TRIM_OPTIONS, formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS } from "../utilities";
+import { VideoElementContext } from '../contexts';
 
-export const ControlBar = memo(({
+export const ControlBar = ({
   debug: propsDebug = false,
   readyToMount,
-  videoCurrentTime,
-  videoDuration,
   isRepeatOn,
   isMuted,
   playpause,
@@ -29,8 +33,6 @@ export const ControlBar = memo(({
 }:{
   debug?:boolean;
   readyToMount: boolean;
-  videoCurrentTime: number | undefined;
-  videoDuration: number | undefined;
   isMuted: boolean,
   isRepeatOn: boolean;
   playpause: string;
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ export const ControlBar = memo(({
   dispatchCompState: (action: Action) => void;
 })=>{
   const debug = false;// || propsDebug;
-  if (debug) console.log("ControlBar reRENDERED!!");
-  
+  if (debug) console.log("reRENDERING ------ ControlBar");
+
   function handleSetTrimDuration(selected: string){
     dispatchCompState({
       type: ACTION_TYPES.SET_TRIM_DURATION,
@@ -72,21 +74,7 @@ export const ControlBar = memo(({
             variant="secondary"
             onClick={()=>dispatchCompState({type:ACTION_TYPES.TOGGLE_MUTE})}
           />
-          <div className="playtime d-flex">
-            <span >
-              <p>
-                {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(
-                  videoCurrentTime || 0
-                )}`}
-              </p>
-            </span>
-            <div>/</div>
-            <span>
-              <p>
-                {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(videoDuration || 0)}`}
-              </p>
-            </span>
-          </div>
+          <TimeLabel />
         </div>
         <SelectionBubbles
           options={Object.keys(TRIM_OPTIONS)}
@@ -100,4 +88,40 @@ export const ControlBar = memo(({
     return null;
   }
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+function TimeLabel(){
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [currentTime, setCurrentTime] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState<number>(0);
+
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    function handleTimeStamp(){
+      setCurrentTime(vidEl?.currentTime ||0);
+    };
+    function handleDuration(){
+      setDuration(vidEl?.duration ||0)
+    };
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("timeupdate", handleTimeStamp);
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("loadmetadata", handleDuration);
+    return()=>{
+      vidEl?.removeEventListener("timeupdate",handleTimeStamp);
+      vidEl?.addEventListener("loadmetadata", handleDuration);
+    }
+  },[vidEl]);
+  return(
+    <div className="playtime d-flex">
+      <span>
+        <p>
+          {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(currentTime)}`}
+        </p>
+      </span>
+      <div>/</div>
+      <span>
+        <p>
+          {`${formatSecondsToHHMMSSCS(duration)}`}
+        </p>
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/PlayCursor.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/PlayCursor.tsx
index c1ef3819ff..eb7af26f2f 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/PlayCursor.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/PlayCursor.tsx
@@ -30,17 +30,21 @@ export const PlayCursor = ({
     );
   });
   useEffect(()=>{
-    if(videoElement!==null){
-      videoElement.ontimeupdate = ()=>{
-          if(isRepeatOn && (
-              videoElement.currentTime < playBoundStart ||
-              videoElement.currentTime > playBoundEnd
-          )){
-            videoElement.currentTime = playBoundStart + ONE_MS
-          }
-          const newOffset = (videoElement.currentTime / videoElement.duration) * (rest.boundingWidth);
-          setTimeCursorOffset(newOffset);
-      };
+    const handleTimeCursorPosition = ()=>{
+      if(videoElement!==null){
+        if(isRepeatOn && (
+            videoElement.currentTime < playBoundStart ||
+            videoElement.currentTime > playBoundEnd
+        )){
+          videoElement.currentTime = playBoundStart + ONE_MS
+        }
+        const newOffset = (videoElement.currentTime / videoElement.duration) * (rest.boundingWidth);
+        setTimeCursorOffset(newOffset);
+      }
+    };
+    videoElement?.addEventListener("timeupdate", handleTimeCursorPosition);
+    return()=>{
+      videoElement?.removeEventListener("timeupdate",handleTimeCursorPosition);
     }
   },[videoElement, isRepeatOn, playBoundStart, playBoundEnd, rest.boundingWidth]);
 
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ProgressBar.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ProgressBar.tsx
index 3b02246409..d3c1856d28 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ProgressBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/ProgressBar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React, {
-  memo,
+  useState,
+  useEffect,
   useContext,
   useCallback,
   useLayoutEffect,
@@ -11,8 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from '../reducer';
 import { TrimScrubber } from './TrimScrubber';
 import { PlayCursor } from './PlayCursor';
+import { VideoElementContext } from '../contexts';
 
-export const ProgressBar = memo(({
+export const ProgressBar = ({
   debug: propsDebug = false,
   readyToMount,
   isRepeatOn,
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ export const ProgressBar = memo(({
   playbarWidth,
   scrubberWidth,
   videoDuration,
-  videoBuffered,
   onPlayCursorChanged,
   handlePlaypause,
   dispatchCompState
@@ -36,14 +37,13 @@ export const ProgressBar = memo(({
   playbarWidth: number;
   scrubberWidth: number;
   videoDuration: number;
-  videoBuffered: TimeRanges | undefined;
   onPlayCursorChanged: (newPos: number) => void;
   handlePlaypause: (shouldPlay:boolean)=>void;
   dispatchCompState: (action: Action) => void;
 })=>{
   console.log(`ProgressBAR reRENDERING`)
   const debug = false || propsDebug;
-
+  if(debug) console.log("reRENDERING --- Progress Bar");
   const playbarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   const playbarRefCallback = useCallback(node => {
@@ -81,12 +81,7 @@ export const ProgressBar = memo(({
     // console.log('progress bar rendering');
     return(
       <div className="playbar" ref={playbarRefCallback}>
-        <div className="playbar-bg">
-          {videoBuffered !== undefined && 
-            <span className="loaded" style={{width: (videoBuffered.end(0) / videoDuration* 100) + "%"}} />
-          }
-          {/* <span className="played" style={{width: timeCursorOffset+"px"}} /> */}
-        </div>
+        <Progress />
         <TrimScrubber
           debug={debug}
           boundingWidth={playbarWidth}
@@ -121,4 +116,27 @@ export const ProgressBar = memo(({
     console.log('TODO: ProgressBar should rendering loading state instead of null');
     return null;
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+function Progress (){
+  const vidEl = useContext(VideoElementContext);
+  const [buffered, setBuffered] = useState<number>(0);
+  useEffect(()=>{
+    function handleBuffer(){
+      if(vidEl && vidEl.buffered.length > 0){
+        setBuffered(vidEl.buffered.end(0))
+      }
+    }
+    vidEl?.addEventListener("progress", handleBuffer);
+  },[vidEl]);
+
+  if(vidEl){
+    return(
+      <div className="playbar-bg">
+        <span className="loaded" style={{width: (buffered / vidEl.duration* 100) + "%"}} />
+        {/* <span className="played" style={{width: timeCursorOffset+"px"}} /> */}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  else return null;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/withScrubbing.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/withScrubbing.tsx
index 6ab0cf815c..05b411e58f 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/withScrubbing.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/components/withScrubbing.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export const withScrubbing = <P extends withScrubbingPropsI>(Component: React.Co
   onScrubEnd,
   ...rest
 }: withScrubbingPropsI) => {
-  const debug = false; //|| propsDebug;
+  const debug = true; //|| propsDebug;
 
 
   const refEl = useRef<HTMLDivElement| null>(null);
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export const withScrubbing = <P extends withScrubbingPropsI>(Component: React.Co
             ...curr,
             pointerStartPos: e.clientX
           }));
-          window.addEventListener("mouseup", handleScrubEnd);
-          window.addEventListener("mousemove", handleScrubMove);
+          
+          window.addEventListener("pointermove", handleScrubMove);
           return true;
         }
       }
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ export const withScrubbing = <P extends withScrubbingPropsI>(Component: React.Co
       if (debug) console.log(`${refListener.current} withSCRUBBING SCRUB_END!! `);
       e.preventDefault();
       e.stopPropagation();
-      window.removeEventListener("mouseup", handleScrubEnd);
-      window.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleScrubMove);
+
+      window.removeEventListener("pointermove", handleScrubMove);
       setStates((curr)=>({
         ...curr,
         pointerStartPos: -1,
@@ -108,12 +108,13 @@ export const withScrubbing = <P extends withScrubbingPropsI>(Component: React.Co
 
     if(!(window as any)[`listener-id-${refListener.current}`]){
       (window as any)[`listender-id-${refListener.current}`] = true;
-      window.addEventListener("mousedown", handleScrubStart);
+      window.addEventListener("pointerdown", handleScrubStart);
+      window.addEventListener("pointerup", handleScrubEnd);
       return () => {
         (window as any)[`listener-id-${refListener.current}`] = false;
-        window.removeEventListener("mousedown", handleScrubStart);
-        window.removeEventListener("mouseup", handleScrubEnd);
-        window.removeEventListener("mousemove", handleScrubMove);
+        window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", handleScrubStart);
+        window.removeEventListener("pointerup", handleScrubEnd);
+        window.removeEventListener("pointermove", handleScrubMove);
       };
     }
   }, [scrubberWidth, boundingWidth]);
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/reducer.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/reducer.tsx
index 4d0faa95a7..beb8d5811d 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/reducer.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/reducer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import {
   MIN_VID_DURATION,
-  TIME_CURSOR_WIDTH,
   TRIM_OPTIONS,
   roundToMilliseconds
 } from "./utilities";
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/styles.scss b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/styles.scss
index 0dc6db8a49..649cc62e59 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/styles.scss
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/components/common/VideoQuickTrim/styles.scss
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ $playbar-height: 2rem;
     position: relative;
     height: $playbar-height;
     width: 100%;
+    margin-top: 7px;
   }
   .playbar-bg {
     position: absolute;
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ $playbar-height: 2rem;
     }
     .loaded{
       background-color: $gray-600;
+      transition: width 0.5s;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/components_library/sandbox.tsx b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/components_library/sandbox.tsx
index 6b5ea067f6..1e368410a0 100644
--- a/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/components_library/sandbox.tsx
+++ b/packages/fakeyou.com/src/v2/view/pages/components_library/sandbox.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
-import VideoQuickTrim from 'components/common/VideoQuickTrim';
+import VideoPlayer from 'components/common/VideoPlayer';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import {Container, Panel} from 'components/common';
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ export default function ComponentSandbox(
     <Panel>
       
       <div className="m-4">
-        <VideoQuickTrim 
-          trimStartSeconds={Number(state1 ||0)}
-          trimEndSeconds={Number(state2 || 0)}
-          onSelect={handleCallback}
+        <VideoPlayer 
+          // trimStartSeconds={Number(state1 ||0)}
+          // trimEndSeconds={Number(state2 || 0)}
+          // onSelectTrim={handleCallback}
           mediaToken='m_wdptbe5rfzpb1gzhva78gpw8qrkgs9'
         />
       </div>