The phrase "a great backdrop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a setting or context that enhances or complements a particular event, scene, or situation.
Example: "The mountains provided a great backdrop for the wedding ceremony, making it even more memorable."
Alternatives: "an excellent setting" or "a stunning background".
This is why an epidemic makes such a great backdrop for a novel.
And it just serves as a great backdrop, it's a cool-looking place".
"We believe this is a great backdrop to a great event.
"They look at it like, 'This is going to be a great backdrop for my Facebook profile,' " Mr. Balthazor said.
"It's a great backdrop," Aldridge says, "and, even better, it doesn't show up the kids' smeary hand-prints.
Blue skies and the green grass of Memorial Glade, set just in front of the Campanile, made for a great backdrop.
It's a leafy green park with lots of trees, long grass and a band stand, which makes the feel of Field Day more like a day out in the countryside compared to a city event, but it still has a great urban backdrop of tower-blocks and is close to a tube and many many key bus routes.
After the meal, he stood up and pointed out how his life had been lived out over the city – the street in which he lived when he first arrived from Berlin, the place he stayed in after his first success with Elaine May, where he moved to after The Graduate, the skyscraper he lived in during the 90s – almost as if the city were a great panoramic backdrop to his spectacular career.
"The success stories often are films that, first of all, give the audience a cohesive experience – with a great story, backdrop and characters – but also bring some novelty to the table, and focus quite a lot on one place or area".
The city creates a great visual backdrop and sets a fun and wild mood for the movie.
We'll see how he is today". One of the great backdrops to a leading light in the sporting calendar, welcome to day one of Glorious Goodwood 2015.
