play video from file

import React, {Component} from 'react'

import PropTypes from 'prop-types'

import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native'

import Video from 'react-native-video'

export default class VideoComponent extends React.Component {

  renderVideo () {

      return(

        <Video

          source={require('./assets/Piano_Playing_Close.mp4')}

          style={{ width: 800, height: 800 }}

          muted={true}

          repeat={true}

          resizeMode={"cover"}

          volume={1.0}

          rate={1.0}

          ignoreSilentSwitch={"obey"}

        />

      )

  }

  render () {

    return (

      <View>

        {this.renderVideo()}

      </View>

    )

  }

}

// Later on in your styles..

var styles = StyleSheet.create({

  backgroundVideo: {

    position: 'absolute',

    top: 0,

    left: 0,

    bottom: 0,

    right: 0,

  },

});