I know it’s been a while, but thanks for all the replies.
After giving it a lot of thought, I’m about 80% sure I’m not going to proceed with the original plan. The main reason being that I don’t want to delay starting my film career by another 4 years. It’s going to hurt to be sure, but it seems that there’s a niche in the world of cinema today that I need to jump on ASAP if I want to be the one to fill.