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FILMING A LONG TAKE
Long take scenes can be filmed either in one take, or filmed in small sections and edited together to give the illusion that the scene has been shot in one take. They usually take a lot of rehearsal, especially if it is going to be filmed in one take.
To create the long take using multiple takes, points need to be added to the scene where it would be easy to blend one shot to another. This can be something such as a wall, a floor or something moving past the lens.
In this Long Take from Spectre, the poster on the wall acts as a point to connect the two clips. At the end of the first take, the camera focuses on the poster. The second take ends with the camera panning away from the poster.
These two takes are cut together by the person walking past the camera.
SOURCES:
Videomaker
https://www.videomaker.com/article/c02/18532-how-to-shoot-a-long-take
Hollywood Reporter
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-spectres-opening-scene-pulled-836200
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