Story, storytelling, director and directing

Every director has is own way to tell a story, this is why they are called "genius". Now, the question is: How do they do that?
Let's take some examples. One of my favourite director is Quentin Tarantino. What I like about him is the fact that most of the time in his films he gives the question to the audience, and only at the end you can get the answer. Sometime you even forget there was a question, because after almost 3 hours of film you have forgotten about it. Anyway if we take as explain one of Tarantino first films "Reservoir Dogs"at the beginning the fist scene shows all the mens, you do not know yet who there are, only after you find out they are the gangsters. It is the same way of storytelling he uses in Pulp fiction. Also in Pulp Fiction he comes back, at the end of the film, at the first scene in the café (whatever it is), this is a circular way to tell a story. Now Tarantino is also really good with suspence, during the drug overdose scene, when Mia is almost dying, we take a deep breath and the time looks longer: this is because the script has been written already edited. This mean, when he writes the scrip he add for any action the perfect shot. So he basically plays with camera movements and editing after.
This is an example:

The top line is from Tarantino's script, where no camera information is given.
The parentheticals in the line below are my interpretation of the shot that is implied.

Excerpt from Pulp Fiction

Vincent lifts the needle up above his head in a stabbing motion. He looks down on Mia.
(LOOSE CLOSE-UP VINCENT) (VINCENT POV - MIA)

Mia is fading fast. Soon nothing will help her.
(HOLD ON MIA.)

Vincent's eyes narrow, ready to do this.
(TIGHT CLOSE-UP - VINCENT)

VINCENT
Count to three.

Lance on his knees right beside Vincent, does not know what to expect.
(WIDE SHOT - LANCE AND VINCENT)

LANCE

One.

RED DOT on Mia's body.
(CLOSE ON RED DOT )

Needle poised ready to strike.
(CLOSE ON NEEDLE)

LANCE
Two.

Jody's face is alive in anticipation.
(CLOSE-UP JODY)

NEEDLE in the air, poised like a rattler ready to strike.
(CLOSE ON NEEDLE)

LANCE (OS)
Three!

The needle leaves the frame, THRUSTING down hard.
(CLOSE ON NEEDLE)

Vincent brings the needle down hard, STABBING Mia in the chest.
(MEDIUM SHOT)

Mia's head is JOLTED from the impact.
(CLOSE ON MIA'S HEAD)

The syringe plunger is pushed down, PUMPING the adrenalin out through the needle.
(CLOSE ON SYRINGE PUMPER)

Mia's eyes POP WIDE OPEN and lets out a HELLISH cry of the banshee.
(CLOSE-UP ON MIA'S EYES)
She BOLTS UP in a sitting position, needle stuck in her chest--SCREAMING
(WIDE SHOT - MIA)