def METHOD_NAME():
    # Copy the effect to the framebuffer
    if SMOOTHED:
        memoryview(graphics)[:] = numpy.ndarray(numpy.clip(duration, 0, 255), dtype=numpy.uint8).tobytes()
    else:
        memoryview(graphics)[:] = numpy.ndarray(life * 255, dtype=numpy.uint8).tobytes()
    su.update(graphics)