It will if you want to understand how to use the videoplayer extension.
The example project that is included with the extension contains a script file which will load and play a video file:
The gist of it is:
local videofile = "big_buck_bunny_720p_1mb.mp4"
local options = { play_sound = true }
-- create a video player
-- start the video playback as soon as the video is ready
videoplayer.create(videofile, options, function(self, video, event, data)
if event == videoplayer.VIDEO_EVENT_READY then
videoplayer.start(video)
end
end)