Using jQuery to play a video

Using jQuery to play a video

I am a Photoshop and After Effects developer and I am completely new to JS and jQuery. I am trying to build a websites for a close friend that highlights a book she has written. I have several 2 second videos of a simulated page turn that I am trying to play when a new page is called and all the content is loaded. I have tried using load() and ready() and have failed completely . I did succeed in getting the video to play using a button and the onClick event. need help desperately