The video shows a person using a knife to cut open a clam. The person is holding the clam with one hand and using the knife with the other hand to cut through the shell. The clam is placed on a wooden surface, and there are other clams visible in the background. The person's hands are wet, and the knife is silver in color. The clam is black and yellow in color, and the person is cutting through the clam's shell to extract the meat inside.