<div class="spacer"></div>

<video class="video">
    <source src="http://ozywuli.github.io/videos/atoms.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
* {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
   box-sizing: border-box;
}

html, body {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
}

.spacer {
   height: 10000px;
}

.video {
   position: fixed;
   top: 50%;
   left: 50%;
   bottom: 0;
   width: 150%;
   transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
   z-index: 1;
}
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let $spacer = document.querySelector('.spacer');
let $video = document.querySelector('.video');

// The height of the spacer element
let spacerHeight = $spacer.clientHeight;
// the height of the viewport
let viewportHeight = document.documentElement.getBoundingClientRect().height

// We can get the total scrollable height be subtracting the spacer element's height by the viewport height
let scrollableHeight = spacerHeight - viewportHeight;
// Get the full duration of the video
let videoDuration;
// Keep track the video's playtime
let currentTime = 0;

// The scroll event handler
function handleScrollEvent(event) {
   // Here we sync the y position of the scrollbar to the progress of the video
   currentTime = (window.scrollY * videoDuration) / scrollableHeight;
   $video.currentTime = currentTime;
}

// Loaded Data handler, that is, the function that runs after the video is ready to play
function handleLoadedData(event) {
   // Get the full video duration
   videoDuration = $video.duration;
   // Do stuff when user scrolls
   window.addEventListener('scroll', handleScrollEvent);
}

// Do stuff when the video is ready to play
$video.addEventListener('loadeddata', handleLoadedData);
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