1. that sounds fine, though if it's reasonable I'd try to make sure the intro screen isn't a part of the gameplay loop (e.g. a game over doesn't bring you back to the intro screen).
2. so long as the static is actually random then this is fine, too.
I'll make sure I don't loop back to the title (I was about to ask why, but I think I understand how that might be abused).
And I was thinking pre-generated randomness (so the same repeating pieces for the two states, still not conveying extra info), or yes, complete randomness with only a single variation making the difference between the two states.
Thanks!