I had an answer then I realized that your question was different than I previously thought.
. I am helping out team 168 in Miami, the Flashbacks. We used the core of "What does FIRST mean to your team" in 3 separate and unique stories (and all 3 have quite a bit of humor to them), and storyboarded them this past thursday. Seeing as how Autodesk is asking for the meaning to be on the front opening frame with your team information, I would have to go with yes. Plus it gives you a bit more focus, and makes it easier to cut the animation to 30 seconds.
Keep in mind that this is my opinion and interpretation of the rules. You may want to email
FIRST.entries@autodesk.com with your question and post it and the answer here so we can all see what's the downlo on what the judges want to see.
Good luck, and happy animating!
-Robby O
FIRSTanimators Moderator
oshortwan@hotmail.com