Video Demo

HTML

<div id="container">
    <video id="video" src="http://vjs.zencdn.net/v/oceans.mp4">        
    </video>
    <button id="play">Play</button>
    <button id="pause">Pause</button>
</div>

JavaScript

var video = $("#video").get(0);
video.controls = true;

$("#play").click(function() {
    video.play();
});

$("#pause").click(function() {
    video.pause();
});