Assignment #1: My biggest takeaway is
I could have done this years ago. This doesn't sound like an impossible task to accomplish just daunting in the idea. That's why they always tell you to go for short films first.
Assignment #2: My biggest concern/challenge is
that I'll get too scared to follow through and will over think my way out of committing fully to the project. I'm concerned I'll excuse gaslight myself out of even trying.