I think that a Fargus or an FE7x tale would be out of place, due to the lack of material, and due to the (so far) pretty consistent reliance on official material for EN respectively.
1) This is unavoidable i suppose.
2) Minimum wage sucks :(
3) Understandable. How much footage are we talking about? I liked Rondo of Madness' two hour video.
4) Good luck with that.