LOS ANGELES, July 1 — Here’s the first trailer for Open Water 3 that blends a horrifying shark attack with the found footage technique.

The film stars Joel Hogan, Josh Potthoff and Megan Peta Hill. It centres on three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show by taking part in a shark cage diving. But things take a turn for the worse when they find themselves trapped in great white infested waters, turning their recording into life and death.

The official synopsis of the film reads: "Three friends filming an audition tape for an extreme reality show take part in shark cage diving, only to be left in great white infested waters, turning their recording into life and death.”

Open Water 3 is set for release in selected theatres on August 11.