diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/internal/loading-screen.jsx b/ui/js/component/video/internal/loading-screen.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2698e824e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/internal/loading-screen.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+const LoadingScreen = ({ status }) =>
+  <div className="video__loading-screen">
+    <div>
+      <div className="video__loading-spinner" />
+
+      <div className="video__loading-status">
+        {status}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>;
+
+export default LoadingScreen;
diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/internal/play-button.jsx b/ui/js/component/video/internal/play-button.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69834a599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/internal/play-button.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import React from "react";
+import FilePrice from "component/filePrice";
+import Link from "component/link";
+import Modal from "component/modal";
+
+class VideoPlayButton extends React.Component {
+  onPurchaseConfirmed() {
+    this.props.closeModal();
+    this.props.startPlaying();
+    this.props.loadVideo(this.props.uri);
+  }
+
+  onWatchClick() {
+    this.props.purchaseUri(this.props.uri).then(() => {
+      if (!this.props.modal) {
+        this.props.startPlaying();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      button,
+      label,
+      metadata,
+      metadata: { title },
+      uri,
+      modal,
+      closeModal,
+      isLoading,
+      costInfo,
+      fileInfo,
+      mediaType,
+    } = this.props;
+
+    /*
+     title={
+     isLoading ? "Video is Loading" :
+     !costInfo ? "Waiting on cost info..." :
+     fileInfo === undefined ? "Waiting on file info..." : ""
+     }
+     */
+
+    const disabled =
+      isLoading ||
+      fileInfo === undefined ||
+      (fileInfo === null && (!costInfo || costInfo.cost === undefined));
+    const icon = ["audio", "video"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1
+      ? "icon-play"
+      : "icon-folder-o";
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <Link
+          button={button ? button : null}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          label={label ? label : ""}
+          className="video__play-button"
+          icon={icon}
+          onClick={this.onWatchClick.bind(this)}
+        />
+        <Modal
+          contentLabel={__("Not enough credits")}
+          isOpen={modal == "notEnoughCredits"}
+          onConfirmed={closeModal}
+        >
+          {__("You don't have enough LBRY credits to pay for this stream.")}
+        </Modal>
+        <Modal
+          type="confirm"
+          isOpen={modal == "affirmPurchaseAndPlay"}
+          contentLabel={__("Confirm Purchase")}
+          onConfirmed={this.onPurchaseConfirmed.bind(this)}
+          onAborted={closeModal}
+        >
+          {__("This will purchase")} <strong>{title}</strong> {__("for")}
+          {" "}<strong><FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" /></strong>
+          {" "}{__("credits")}.
+        </Modal>
+        <Modal
+          isOpen={modal == "timedOut"}
+          onConfirmed={closeModal}
+          contentLabel={__("Timed Out")}
+        >
+          {__("Sorry, your download timed out :(")}
+        </Modal>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default VideoPlayButton;
diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/internal/player.jsx b/ui/js/component/video/internal/player.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7685c3112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/internal/player.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { Thumbnail } from "component/common";
+import player from "render-media";
+import fs from "fs";
+
+class VideoPlayer extends React.Component {
+  componentDidMount() {
+    const elem = this.refs.media;
+    const { downloadPath, filename } = this.props;
+    const file = {
+      name: filename,
+      createReadStream: opts => {
+        return fs.createReadStream(downloadPath, opts);
+      },
+    };
+    player.append(file, elem, {
+      autoplay: true,
+      controls: true,
+    });
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const { downloadPath, mediaType, poster } = this.props;
+
+    return (
+      <div>
+        {["audio", "application"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1 &&
+          <Thumbnail src={poster} className="video-embedded" />}
+        <div ref="media" />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export default VideoPlayer;
diff --git a/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx b/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
index 574e1a402..b9b4ec8e9 100644
--- a/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/js/component/video/view.jsx
@@ -1,96 +1,8 @@
 import React from "react";
-import FilePrice from "component/filePrice";
-import Link from "component/link";
-import Modal from "component/modal";
 import lbry from "lbry";
-import { Thumbnail } from "component/common";
-
-class VideoPlayButton extends React.Component {
-  onPurchaseConfirmed() {
-    this.props.closeModal();
-    this.props.startPlaying();
-    this.props.loadVideo(this.props.uri);
-  }
-
-  onWatchClick() {
-    this.props.purchaseUri(this.props.uri).then(() => {
-      if (!this.props.modal) {
-        this.props.startPlaying();
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const {
-      button,
-      label,
-      className,
-      metadata,
-      metadata: { title },
-      uri,
-      modal,
-      closeModal,
-      isLoading,
-      costInfo,
-      fileInfo,
-      mediaType,
-    } = this.props;
-
-    /*
-     title={
-     isLoading ? "Video is Loading" :
-     !costInfo ? "Waiting on cost info..." :
-     fileInfo === undefined ? "Waiting on file info..." : ""
-     }
-     */
-
-    const disabled =
-      isLoading ||
-      fileInfo === undefined ||
-      (fileInfo === null && (!costInfo || costInfo.cost === undefined));
-    const icon = ["audio", "video"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1
-      ? "icon-play"
-      : "icon-folder-o";
-
-    return (
-      <div>
-        <Link
-          button={button ? button : null}
-          disabled={disabled}
-          label={label ? label : ""}
-          className="video__play-button"
-          icon={icon}
-          onClick={this.onWatchClick.bind(this)}
-        />
-        <Modal
-          contentLabel={__("Not enough credits")}
-          isOpen={modal == "notEnoughCredits"}
-          onConfirmed={closeModal}
-        >
-          {__("You don't have enough LBRY credits to pay for this stream.")}
-        </Modal>
-        <Modal
-          type="confirm"
-          isOpen={modal == "affirmPurchaseAndPlay"}
-          contentLabel={__("Confirm Purchase")}
-          onConfirmed={this.onPurchaseConfirmed.bind(this)}
-          onAborted={closeModal}
-        >
-          {__("This will purchase")} <strong>{title}</strong> {__("for")}
-          {" "}<strong><FilePrice uri={uri} look="plain" /></strong>
-          {" "}{__("credits")}.
-        </Modal>
-        <Modal
-          isOpen={modal == "timedOut"}
-          onConfirmed={closeModal}
-          contentLabel={__("Timed Out")}
-        >
-          {__("Sorry, your download timed out :(")}
-        </Modal>
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
+import VideoPlayer from "./internal/player";
+import VideoPlayButton from "./internal/play-button";
+import LoadingScreen from "./internal/loading-screen";
 
 class Video extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
@@ -148,64 +60,26 @@ class Video extends React.Component {
 
     return (
       <div className={klassName}>
-        {isPlaying
-          ? !isReadyToPlay
-            ? <span>
-                {__(
-                  "this is the world's worst loading screen and we shipped our software with it anyway..."
-                )}
-                {" "}<br /><br />{loadStatusMessage}
-              </span>
+        {isPlaying &&
+          (!isReadyToPlay
+            ? <LoadingScreen status={loadStatusMessage} />
             : <VideoPlayer
                 filename={fileInfo.file_name}
                 poster={poster}
                 downloadPath={fileInfo.download_path}
                 mediaType={mediaType}
-                poster={poster}
-              />
-          : <div
-              className="video__cover"
-              style={{ backgroundImage: 'url("' + metadata.thumbnail + '")' }}
-            >
-              <VideoPlayButton
-                startPlaying={this.startPlaying.bind(this)}
-                {...this.props}
-                mediaType={mediaType}
-              />
-            </div>}
-      </div>
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-const from = require("from2");
-const player = require("render-media");
-const fs = require("fs");
-
-class VideoPlayer extends React.Component {
-  componentDidMount() {
-    const elem = this.refs.media;
-    const { downloadPath, filename } = this.props;
-    const file = {
-      name: filename,
-      createReadStream: opts => {
-        return fs.createReadStream(downloadPath, opts);
-      },
-    };
-    player.append(file, elem, {
-      autoplay: true,
-      controls: true,
-    });
-  }
-
-  render() {
-    const { downloadPath, mediaType, poster } = this.props;
-
-    return (
-      <div>
-        {["audio", "application"].indexOf(mediaType) !== -1 &&
-          <Thumbnail src={poster} className="video-embedded" />}
-        <div ref="media" />
+              />)}
+        {!isPlaying &&
+          <div
+            className="video__cover"
+            style={{ backgroundImage: 'url("' + metadata.thumbnail + '")' }}
+          >
+            <VideoPlayButton
+              startPlaying={this.startPlaying.bind(this)}
+              {...this.props}
+              mediaType={mediaType}
+            />
+          </div>}
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
index 739dc1b26..e956afe80 100644
--- a/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
+++ b/ui/scss/component/_video.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ video {
   color: white;
 }
 
-
 .video-embedded {
   max-width: $width-page-constrained;
   max-height: $height-video-embedded;
@@ -28,12 +27,73 @@ video {
   &.video--active {
     /*background: none;*/
   }
+
   .plyr {
     top: 50%;
     transform: translateY(-50%);
   }
 }
 
+
+.video__loading-screen {
+  height: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+}
+
+.video__loading-spinner {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 11em;
+  height: 11em;
+  margin: 20px auto;
+  font-size: 3px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+
+  background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffffff 10%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 50%);
+  animation: spin 1.4s infinite linear;
+  transform: translateZ(0);
+
+  @keyframes spin {
+    from {
+      transform: rotate(0deg);
+    }
+    to {
+      transform: rotate(360deg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &:before,
+  &:after {
+    content: '';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+  }
+
+  &:before {
+    width: 50%;
+    height: 50%;
+    background: #ffffff;
+    border-radius: 100% 0 0 0;
+  }
+
+  &:after {
+    height: 75%;
+    width: 75%;
+    margin: auto;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    background: black;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+  }
+}
+
+.video__loading-status {
+  padding-top: 20px;
+  color: white;
+}
+
 .video__cover {
   text-align: center;
   height: 100%;
@@ -44,6 +104,7 @@ video {
   position: relative;
   .video__play-button { @include absolute-center(); }
 }
+
 .video__play-button {
   position: absolute;
   width: 100%;
@@ -61,4 +122,4 @@ video {
     opacity: 1;
     transition: opacity $transition-standard;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}