diff --git a/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.android.js b/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.android.js
index 21ee336a..c5a000a5 100644
--- a/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.android.js
+++ b/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.android.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-import React, {
+import {
+  Component
+} from 'react';
+
+import {
   AppRegistry,
-  Component,
   StyleSheet,
   Text,
   TouchableOpacity,
diff --git a/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.ios.js b/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.ios.js
index e6e5f838..6fed5dd7 100644
--- a/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.ios.js
+++ b/Examples/VideoPlayer/index.ios.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
-
 import React, {
+  Component
+} from 'react';
+
+import {
   AlertIOS,
   AppRegistry,
-  Component,
   StyleSheet,
   Text,
   TouchableOpacity,
diff --git a/Video.js b/Video.js
index 60859b17..38d7b23e 100644
--- a/Video.js
+++ b/Video.js
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-import React from 'react-native';
+import React from 'react';
+import ReactNative from 'react-native';
 import VideoResizeMode from './VideoResizeMode.js';
 
 const {
   Component,
+  PropTypes,
+} = React;
+
+const {
   StyleSheet,
   requireNativeComponent,
-  PropTypes,
   NativeModules,
   View,
-} = React;
+} = ReactNative;
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   base: {