1. A computer-implemented method for media production and distribution comprising: receiving a notification to create a task in respect of a media asset; creating, by a processor, a source media asset and a target media asset corresponding to the media asset, wherein the media asset is comprised of essence and metadata; recording, by a processor, the content of the source media asset in high resolution; ingesting, by a processor, the content of the source media asset in high resolution; linking, by a processor, the source media asset with the source media content; creating a low-resolution copy of the source media content; linking, by a processor, the low-resolution copy of the source media content to the source media asset; creating an adjusted low-resolution copy of the source media content; creating a new high resolution media content which conforms to the adjusted low resolution copy of the source media content; and associating, by a processor, the new high resolution media content with the target media asset.