Advanced Film Editing by Porter. He was responsible for editing films such as American Firefighter and First Movie Western. Films were important for film editing (Everson). By 1908, over 10,000 films had been produced in the United States. Edison led to the creation of the first patented motion picture company. The company made a lot of money by intimidating competitors with sound effects and editing (Hendricks). The film industry has continued to grow over the years. The videos lasted ten minutes. The tempo was based on the producer's thoughts about the audience and whether they liked it or not. The Story of the Kelly Gang is known as the world's first regular feature film. The film lasted 80 minutes. However, Europe quickly made multi-reel films that lasted more than 80 minutes. Longer films and better editing were the key points that led to the modern film we have (Allen). Italian and French films dominated the film industry. The United States industry was also growing until the World War interrupted the progress made in the industry. In the 1920s, the United States achieved what became known as the motion picture industry's greatest achievement ever. During this time, the United States was producing over 800 films per year, a huge amount for that time period.