The video depicts a person using a knife to shave a piece of cheese. The cheese is white and appears to be of a hard variety, such as parmesan. The person is shaving the cheese off in thin strips, which are falling onto a wooden cutting board. The knife used is a large chef's knife with a serrated edge, and the person's hand is visible as they hold the cheese and knife. The lighting in the video is bright, and the focus is on the action of shaving the cheese.