The phrase "assistant lighting" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to lighting design, film production, or theater, referring to lighting that supports or complements the main lighting.
Example: "The assistant lighting technician ensured that all the secondary lights were properly positioned for the scene."
Alternatives: "support lighting" or "auxiliary lighting".
Lighting by Frank Den Danto III; assistant lighting designer and technical director, Derek Lloyd; technician, Guillermo Prieto; assistant to Ms. Finley, Michelle Rosenfeld.
"The audience will think, 'He's dying pretty good.' " Mr. Cusick got started in New York theater as an assistant lighting designer on Mr. Letts's "Bug," a play that many young horror artists cite as decisively demonstrating that stage scares can be just as intense as screen thrills.
By Ricardo A. Bracho; directed by Ela Troyano; sets by Regina García; costumes by Meghan Healey; lighting by Shawn Kaufman; sound by Robert Kaplowitz; production manager, Evan Schlossberg; production stage manager, Susan D. Lange; assistant stage manager, Lisa Lawlor; assistant lighting designer, Kevin J. Hardy.
Directed by Mr. Philippou; sets by Peter Nigrini and Mr. Philippou; projections and lighting by Mr. Nigrini; costumes by David Rigler; sound by Jeffrey Yoshi Lee; original music by Michael Cerveris and Will Johnson; choreography and movement by Deborah Lohse; assistant lighting designer, Jon Donk.
THE DANCE OF DEATH By August Strindberg; translation by Edwin Bjorkman; directed by Karen Lordi; sets by Robert Klingelhoefer; costumes by Robin I. Shane; composer, original music, Robert Pound; production stage manager, Allen Hale; lighting by Brian Aldous; assistant lighting designer, Owen Moldow; assistant director, Kim Tracey.
SNATCHES Written and directed by Laura Strausfeld; sets and projections by Lisa Strausfeld; lighting by Martin Stevenson; sound by Samuel Tresler; dramatury, Phil Kasper; assistant lighting design by Gabriel Faure-Brac; sound board operator, Edith Blackman; stage manager, Lisa W. Webb; wig stylist, Angela Gallagher.
"I haven't had a part like this since 'Dynasty,' " said Ms. Collins as an assistant lighted her cigarette.
Voice assistants, lighting and TVs are all getting trending technology makeovers.
When 47 torch-bearing assistants lit the rockets, there was a tremendous sound and lots of smoke--but no more Wan Hoo.
By Rogelio Martinez; directed by Eduardo Machado; assistant director, Lucy Thurber, production assistant, Miriam Eusebio; lighting by Andrew Hill; technical director, Michael Kimmel; sets by Tom Soper; costumes by Katherine B. Roth.
The associated latencies as the assistant lights the subject, and the communication required from the photographer to achieve optimum lighting could mean missing a critical shot.
