Backdrop
/ˈbækdrɑːp/noun
A set of objects or images that create the background scene in a play, film or photo.
The play was set against a stunning backdrop of the Italian countryside.
Often appears as...
- scenic backdrop
- backdrop setting
noun
The natural scenery or environment that surrounds something.
The mountains provided a breathtaking backdrop for our picnic.
Often appears as...
- mountain backdrop
- natural backdrop
noun
The general situation in which specific events take place.
The story unfolds against the backdrop of a city in turmoil.
Often appears as...
- political backdrop
- economic backdrop
noun
A set of objects or images that create the background scene in a play, film or photo.
The play was set against a stunning backdrop of the Italian countryside.
Often appears as...
- scenic backdrop
- backdrop setting
noun
The natural scenery or environment that surrounds something.
The mountains provided a breathtaking backdrop for our picnic.
Often appears as...
- mountain backdrop
- natural backdrop
noun
The general situation in which specific events take place.
The story unfolds against the backdrop of a city in turmoil.
Often appears as...
- political backdrop
- economic backdrop
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Creation
Refers to the physical props and visuals artists create for performances and shoots.
They painted a beautiful forest backdrop for the school play.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Impact
Can imply a visual impact or aesthetic importance to emphasize a scene or setting.
The dramatic skyline served as the perfect backdrop to the rooftop event.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Physical
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean 'against a certain situation' rather than a literal background.
Their reunion took place against the backdrop of the city's bicentennial celebrations.
Compare with
atmospherebackgroundcontextenvironmentframeworksetsurroundings
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The Relationship Between...
Or I use a fiery pinkish orange or a relaxing blue as a backdrop for the experience that I'm imagining. Next, try places. And keep in mind that setting will be more important to some of us than to others. Reach back into your memory to that secluded beach you visited many years ago.
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Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
dating and to have their pubs and this is all played out against a backdrop of transient pack ice that moves with wind and tide what I really wanted a photograph initially was just the the lifecycle you know behaviors like the harp seal kiss that we see here where a mom will
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Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world. Leaders and leading nations would come together. But this time, uniquely, there has been no such collaboration. Against a backdrop of trade wars,
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Tracking Giant Galapagos...
different identifying and mapping these important routes will help to inform future expansion plans the trick will be how to sustain the migration give tortoises what they need against the backdrop of development of Galapagos
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Can wildlife adapt to...
chances are you'd have heard, rather than seen, this elusive bird. Against the snowy backdrop, its plumage would have been near impossible to spot. Today, the landscape is vastly different. Since the 1980s,
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Why great architecture...
and watch the city pass by below you in slow motion. The building has become part of everyday life in Beijing. It is there. It has also become a very popular backdrop for wedding photography.
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A stealthy reimagining...
each night for seven nights, each expressing their unique way of coping with contemporary life. Through anxiety, humor, longing, vulnerability, joy and outrage. The city was their backdrop.
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DJing to the sounds of...
pret never hurt see what I mean there's music all over the world and last but not least he has the runic of a hot of a.m. mockingbird singing in the Chesapeake Bay to a nice backdrop of
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Why there's no such...
a mere backdrop to human culture, a mere environment of things that we feel entitled to use however we want. What does it mean to be a human in our real world?
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Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
this this desolate monochrome landscape has provided a stark backdrop to the wildlife treasures of the north
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The Relationship Between...
Or I use a fiery pinkish orange or a relaxing blue as a backdrop for the experience that I'm imagining. Next, try places. And keep in mind that setting will be more important to some of us than to others. Reach back into your memory to that secluded beach you visited many years ago.
Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
dating and to have their pubs and this is all played out against a backdrop of transient pack ice that moves with wind and tide what I really wanted a photograph initially was just the the lifecycle you know behaviors like the harp seal kiss that we see here where a mom will
Video examples
Mike O'Sullivan: The end...
most of them economic or geopolitical, there has usually ultimately been a sense of a committee to save the world. Leaders and leading nations would come together. But this time, uniquely, there has been no such collaboration. Against a backdrop of trade wars,
Video examples
Tracking Giant Galapagos...
different identifying and mapping these important routes will help to inform future expansion plans the trick will be how to sustain the migration give tortoises what they need against the backdrop of development of Galapagos
Video examples
Can wildlife adapt to...
chances are you'd have heard, rather than seen, this elusive bird. Against the snowy backdrop, its plumage would have been near impossible to spot. Today, the landscape is vastly different. Since the 1980s,
Video examples
Why great architecture...
and watch the city pass by below you in slow motion. The building has become part of everyday life in Beijing. It is there. It has also become a very popular backdrop for wedding photography.
Video examples
A stealthy reimagining...
each night for seven nights, each expressing their unique way of coping with contemporary life. Through anxiety, humor, longing, vulnerability, joy and outrage. The city was their backdrop.
Video examples
DJing to the sounds of...
pret never hurt see what I mean there's music all over the world and last but not least he has the runic of a hot of a.m. mockingbird singing in the Chesapeake Bay to a nice backdrop of
Video examples
Why there's no such...
a mere backdrop to human culture, a mere environment of things that we feel entitled to use however we want. What does it mean to be a human in our real world?
Video examples
Eagles in the Snow PIPE...
this this desolate monochrome landscape has provided a stark backdrop to the wildlife treasures of the north
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Stieg Larsson
Swedish Writer
I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people, but there's not much about society. I want to get away from that particular pattern: a lead, a supporting role and backdrop characters.
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
If you view history as a backdrop, set-dressing or fiction, then 'Pride and Prejudice' is hugely entertaining. My reread saw the misery of the female characters' reality. My new reaction was sadness and fury. Knowledge ruins everything!
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Helmut Sohmen
Austrian Lawyer
Given the international nature of the tanker industry, it is important that global regimes are applied consistently and universally, not local or regional rules that do not recognise the total commercial and operating backdrop.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
Against this backdrop of technological change and heightened expectations, it is worth remembering our broad public policy objectives, which are driven by the fundamental importance of the payments system in our society.
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Tituss Burgess
American Actor
There is still a great deal of self-hatred that we refuse to deal with because we are still measuring ourselves against the norms of a masculine, heterosexual world. That is the backdrop with which we measure the man.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
The financial markets tend to be just a backdrop for a novel, for a heist or something that isn't necessarily integral to it. On the whole, I don't think the financial world has been well served by novels.
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The-Dream
American Musician
I'm talented in other places, not only in songwriting, but music is always going to be the backdrop to whatever happens in life.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.
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Amy Grant
American Musician
For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.
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Tamara Ecclestone
American Celebrity
Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.
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Stieg Larsson
Swedish Writer
I've read crime fiction all my life. A thing that's bothered me about crime fiction is that it's generally about one or two people, but there's not much about society. I want to get away from that particular pattern: a lead, a supporting role and backdrop characters.
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Sara Pascoe
English Comedian
If you view history as a backdrop, set-dressing or fiction, then 'Pride and Prejudice' is hugely entertaining. My reread saw the misery of the female characters' reality. My new reaction was sadness and fury. Knowledge ruins everything!
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Helmut Sohmen
Austrian Lawyer
Given the international nature of the tanker industry, it is important that global regimes are applied consistently and universally, not local or regional rules that do not recognise the total commercial and operating backdrop.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
Against this backdrop of technological change and heightened expectations, it is worth remembering our broad public policy objectives, which are driven by the fundamental importance of the payments system in our society.
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Tituss Burgess
American Actor
There is still a great deal of self-hatred that we refuse to deal with because we are still measuring ourselves against the norms of a masculine, heterosexual world. That is the backdrop with which we measure the man.
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Robert Harris
British Novelist
The financial markets tend to be just a backdrop for a novel, for a heist or something that isn't necessarily integral to it. On the whole, I don't think the financial world has been well served by novels.
Quote examples
The-Dream
American Musician
I'm talented in other places, not only in songwriting, but music is always going to be the backdrop to whatever happens in life.
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James Nesbitt
Irish Actor
All my adult life, there was the Troubles. That was the backdrop of my life.
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Amy Grant
American Musician
For me, the backdrop of half the experiences of life includes music.
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Tamara Ecclestone
American Celebrity
Formula One has been the backdrop of my life.
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