That's a really nice piece of work. When I first viewed the animation, I thought of Afterburn in 3ds Max. To read that you got it to work in Carrera is very impressive to me. I own both programs, but I got sort of discouraged on Carrera early on, when I tried loading some of the content for it from DAZ, and it just kept crashing on me (the country road and some other natural environments).
I am going to take another look at it now.
I too agree, it's not the tool, it's the artist. Good tools can make it easier for a good artist, but a good artist can usually make something incredible with any tool at their disposal.
I hope to see this film!
Ken
P.S. Character Studio in 3ds Max takes some time to get the hang of, but once you do, you can do a TON of good stuff with it. I have used it for years. Any time you want to trade tips and tricks, I'm always up for it!