IPad Video app - bypass info screen

I make presentations to existing and potential distributors in order to make sales in the $100K - $200K range. This makes a smooth, uninterrupted presentation very important. When I want to play a QT movie for a presentation, instead of playing the video, it shows the poster frame of the movie on the right and covers 60% of the screen with an info screen showing the running time, codec, etc. In order to actually play the video one has to tap on the arrow on the info screen to get rid of it and show the video. The kind of presentations I make require me to be able to turn on a dime, according to the needs / questions of the customer, and immediately call up whatever media I need without needless interruptions by the interface.
Obviously, this screen should be a Get Info item, not a mandatory hurdle for every time you want to view a video. (To be frank, what percentage of iPad owners even know what a codec is?)
The only workaround I have is to create a bunch of streaming video widgets and drop them into a chapter in humongous iBook that is loaded with everything I need, including website widgets, etc. This approach still requires a couple of taps to play a video, so in more ways than one, this not an ideal solution.
Two questions:
1) Is there any way to get rid of this screen and just play the video?
2) All I seem to find on the App Store are video player apps that focus on online browsing and streaming. Can anyone recommend a drop-dead simple video player app that does nothing more than present thumbnails or a list of the movies on the iPad and plays the selected video without the above distraction?
Thanks,
TY

Thanks Rex. I appreciate your suggestion. There are two reviews on it so far (not much substance regarding function).

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