“Raiders of the Lost Ark”?: Storyboards (Video)

How does the color help tell the story, or communicate goals? Great use of shading. Do you think this storyboard helped them light the scene?
Scene: The Opening of the Ark

Storyboards by Ed Verreaux for Steven Spielberg’s?Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Synopsis: Epic tale in which an intrepid archaeologist tries to beat a band of Nazis to a unique religious relic which is central to their plans for world domination. Battling against a snake phobia and a vengeful ex-girlfriend, Indiana Jones is in constant peril, making hair’s-breadth escapes at every turn in this celebration of the innocent adventure movies of an earlier era.