Hi Lopa,
To answer your worries, yes on both counts. Like I said, the given period is extremely fertile, so make full use of it
As a little aside, in the creative business we consider it an extremely good sign to be tense before a job. It is the outward manifestation of your burning desire to do a terrific job combined with the excitement of having developed a strong new idea you want the world to see and admire. So if I were you, though I'm not, I'd pray to God to be tense before every new project
And don't forget to send me an autographed final cut
God bless.