The Ways To Tell A Story

Photography, television, video games, lyrics, musical theater, movies, books, art, etc. There are many different ways that people can express a story. In books, movies, musical theater, and television, it is pretty straight forward. There is a setting, a plot, dialogue, among other things. But there are more abstract ways to tell a story. Like video games, lyrics, art, and photography.
There are two main ways to tell a story. Through words, concrete concepts, and through emotions, abstract concepts. When there are concrete concepts, there are words, a plot through which you describe the characters, what they feel, and how they are. A set place, time, and scene is described to you. In concrete concepts there is no outside interpretation, the audience doesn't get to decide for themselves. They are forced to accept the piece and all it is telling them. Not being in control of how the audience receives the piece isn't a bad thing, it is just what happens when the piece is experienced through words.
The other way to tell a story is through emotion, not words. It differs from being told through words in the sense that the reader is not told how to feel, but gets to choose how they interpret and thus experience the piece. For example, in photography a photo is meant to invoke a memory. Upon seeing that photo you relate that photo to a memory thus feeling the emotions that you felt during the memory. This is not something that can be told through words. When someone sees a piece of art they are not told how to feel, they choose whether they like or dislike that piece and their opinions/emotions are based upon that like or dislike.
Both of these ways of story-telling are very different but are also very alike. When a story is described through words, like a scene in a book, the reader can experience a certain emotion upon reading that book. While looking at a piece of art, someone could possibly be reminded of a work of literature, a movie, or even a song. In my other post, I can relate to the fact that while reading I can be reminded of a particular artist/album. This can also be true for viewing an art form.
While there are many ways to tell a story, these have been my views on how they can be told and I hope you have found this post intriguing.