diff --git a/src/features/media/baseVideoPlayer.js b/src/features/media/baseVideoPlayer.js
index 231afad..2c7062a 100644
--- a/src/features/media/baseVideoPlayer.js
+++ b/src/features/media/baseVideoPlayer.js
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ class BaseVideoPlayer {
         this.controls.progressThumb = this.container.querySelector('#progress-thumb') || this.container.querySelector('.progress-thumb');
         this.controls.currentTime = this.container.querySelector('#current-time') || this.container.querySelector('.current-time');
         this.controls.totalTime = this.container.querySelector('#total-time') || this.container.querySelector('.total-time');
+        
+        // Debug progress bar elements
+        console.log('🎬 Progress bar elements found:', {
+            progressBar: !!this.controls.progressBar,
+            progressFilled: !!this.controls.progressFilled,
+            progressThumb: !!this.controls.progressThumb,
+            currentTime: !!this.controls.currentTime,
+            totalTime: !!this.controls.totalTime
+        });
         this.controls.volume = this.container.querySelector('#volume-slider') || this.container.querySelector('.volume-slider');
         this.controls.volumePercentage = this.container.querySelector('#volume-percentage') || this.container.querySelector('.volume-percentage');
         this.controls.mute = this.container.querySelector('#mute-btn') || this.container.querySelector('.mute-btn');
@@ -155,6 +164,9 @@ class BaseVideoPlayer {
         }
 
         this.videoElement.load();
+        
+        // Show controls when video loads
+        this.showControls();
 
         if (autoPlay) {
             this.videoElement.addEventListener('loadeddata', () => this.play(), { once: true });
@@ -322,9 +334,13 @@ class BaseVideoPlayer {
         if (!this.videoElement || !this.videoElement.duration) return;
 
         const progress = (this.videoElement.currentTime / this.videoElement.duration) * 100;
+        console.log(`🎬 Progress update: ${progress.toFixed(1)}% (${this.videoElement.currentTime.toFixed(1)}s / ${this.videoElement.duration.toFixed(1)}s)`);
         
         if (this.controls.progressFilled) {
             this.controls.progressFilled.style.width = progress + '%';
+            console.log('🎬 Updated progress bar width to:', progress + '%');
+        } else {
+            console.warn('🎬 progressFilled element not found');
         }
 
         if (this.controls.currentTime) {
@@ -359,9 +375,13 @@ class BaseVideoPlayer {
     // ===== CONTROL VISIBILITY =====
 
     showControls() {
+        console.log('🎬 Showing controls...');
         if (this.controls.container) {
             this.controls.container.classList.add('visible');
             this.container.classList.remove('hide-controls', 'auto-hide');
+            console.log('🎬 Controls container classes updated');
+        } else {
+            console.warn('🎬 No controls container found');
         }
         
         // Clear existing timeout
@@ -373,6 +393,7 @@ class BaseVideoPlayer {
         if (this.videoElement && !this.videoElement.paused && this.options.autoHide) {
             this.hideControlsTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
                 this.container.classList.add('auto-hide');
+                console.log('🎬 Auto-hiding controls after 3 seconds');
             }, 3000);
         }
     }